Sour Grapes (1921)
by
William Carlos Williams
The Disputants
Upon the table in their bowl
in
violent disarray
of yellow sprays, green spikes
of leaves, red pointed petals
and curled heads of blue
and
white among the litter
of the forks and crumbs and plates
the flowers remain
composed.
Coolly their
colloquy continues
above the coffee and loud talk
grown
frail as vaudeville.
Sources:
Public domain text taken from The Poets’ Corner:
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