The Death of Allegory
Here on the table near the window is a vase of peonies
and next to it black binoculars and a money clip,
exactly the kind of thing we now prefer,
objects that sit quietly on a line in lower case,themselves and nothing more, a wheelbarrow,
an empty mailbox, a razor blade resting in a glass ashtray.The Death of Allegory by Billy Collins
No doubt you would expect a different wheelbarrow poem …




1 comment en “The Death of Allegory”
May 29th, 2008 at 1:37 pm
respect, deep and fresh
i am impressed
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