Nov. 9, 2025

"In a Station of the Metro" by Ezra Pound

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The apparition of these faces in the crowd;
Petals on a wet, black bough.

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"In a station of the Metro" by Ezra Pound. The apparition of these faces in the

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crowd. Petals on a wet, black bough. "In a station of the Metro" by Ezra Pound.

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