Stone V – St. Francis Hospital
Wallace Stevens died in the old St. Francis Hospital…
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V
I do not know which to prefer,
The beauty of inflections
Or the beauty of innuendoes,
The blackbird whistling
Or just after.
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Hartford Friends of Wallace Stevens
Wallace Stevens died in the old St. Francis Hospital…
V
I do not know which to prefer,
The beauty of inflections
Or the beauty of innuendoes,
The blackbird whistling
Or just after.