So art thou broken in upon me, Apollo, Through a splendour of purple garments— Held by the yellow-haired Clymène To clothe the white of thy shoulders— Bare from the day’s leaping of horses. This is strange to me, here in the modern twilight.
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First published in The Tempers (1913). First located printing is this volume; an earlier periodical printing has not been established. [1] [2]
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William Carlos Williams (1883–1963).
“An After Song.” First published in The Tempers (1913).
Text: Poem Index, https://poemindex.org/william-carlos-williams/an-after-song/.
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