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                                      Quartet 



                                      First Movement 

     Thin´voiced�察  �nasal     pipes   Drawing     sound    out  and   out   Until  it  is  a 

screeching thread�察�Sharp and cutting�察�sharp and cutting�察�It hurts。 Whee´e´e� �

Bump�      �Bump�       �Tong´ti´bump�       �There    are  drums    here�察 �Banging�察    �And 

wooden shoes beating the round�察�grey stones Of the market´place。 Whee´ 

e´e� �Sabots slapping the worn�察�old stones�察�And a shaking and cracking of 

dancing bones�察�Clumsy and hard they are�察�And uneven�察�Losing half a beat 

Because      the  stones   are  slippery。   Bump´e´ty´tong�        �Whee´e´e�       �Tong� �

The  thin   Spring   leaves   Shake to   the  banging   of shoes。  Shoes   beat�察 �slap�察�

Shuffle�察�rap�察�And the nasal pipes squeal with their pigs' voices�察�Little pigs' 

voices   Weaving   among   the   dancers�察�A  fine   white   thread   Linking   up   the 

dancers。   Bang�      �Bump�      �Tong�   �Petticoats�察  �Stockings�察  �Sabots�察  �Delirium 

flapping     its  thigh´bones�察   �Red�察  �blue�察  �yellow�察  �Drunkenness      steaming     in 

colours�察�Red�察�yellow�察�blue�察�Colours and flesh weaving together�察�In and out�察�

with the dance�察 �Coarse stuffs   and hot   flesh weaving   together。 Pigs'   cries 

white and tenuous�察�White and painful�察�White and  Bump� �Tong� �

                                    Second Movement 

     Pale   violin   music   whiffs   across   the   moon�察  �A   pale   smoke   of   violin 

music blows over the moon�察�Cherry petals fall and flutter�察�And the white 

Pierrot�察�Wreathed in the smoke of the violins�察�Splashed with cherry petals 

falling�察  �falling�察  �Claws   a   grave   for   himself   in   the   fresh   earth   With   his 

finger´nails。 

                                     Third Movement 



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     An organ growls in the heavy roof´groins of a church�察�It wheezes and 

coughs。 The nave is blue   with incense�察�Writhing�察 �twisting�察�Snaking over 

the    heads    of   the   chanting     priests。        `Requiem        aeternam     dona     ei�察�

Domine'�察�The priests whine their bastard Latin And the censers swing and 

click。  The   priests   walk   endlessly   Round   and   round�察  �Droning   their   Latin 

Off the key。 The organ crashes out in a flaring chord�察�And the priests hitch 

their    chant   up   half  a   tone。      `Dies     illa�察 �dies  irae�察     �Calamitatis      et 

miseriae�察         �Dies    magna      et  amara    valde。'   A   wind    rattles   the  leaded 

windows。 The little pear´shaped candle flames leap and flutter�察                          �Dies 

illa�察�dies irae��' The swaying smoke drifts over the altar�察                   �Calamitatis et 

miseriae��'   The   shuffling   priests   sprinkle   holy   water�察          �Dies   magna   et 

amara valde��' And there is a stark stillness in the midst of them Stretched 

upon   a   bier。   His   ears   are   stone   to   the   organ�察  �His   eyes   are   flint   to   the 

candles�察    �His   body   is   ice  to   the  water。   Chant�察    �priests�察 �Whine�察    �shuffle�察�

genuflect�察�He will always be as rigid as he is now Until he crumbles away 

in   a  dust    heap。       `Lacrymosa        dies   illa�察     �Qua     resurget    ex   favilla 

Judicandus homo reus。' Above the grey pillars the roof is in darkness。 



                                    Towns in Colour 



                                                     I 

                                          Red Slippers 

       Red   slippers   in   a   shop´window�察  �and   outside   in   the   street�察  �flaws   of 

grey�察�windy sleet� �

       Behind the  polished   glass�察 �the  slippers hang  in   long threads of   red�察�

festooning from the ceiling like stalactites of blood�察�flooding the eyes of 

passers´by with dripping colour�察�jamming their crimson reflections against 

the windows of cabs and tram´cars�察�screaming their claret and salmon into 

the teeth   of   the   sleet�察  �plopping   their   little   round   maroon   lights   upon   the 

tops of umbrellas。 

     The   row   of   white�察  �sparkling   shop   fronts   is   gashed   and   bleeding�察  �it 

bleeds     red   slippers。     They     spout    under    the   electric    light�察 �fluid   and 

fluctuating�察     �a  hot   rain     and   freeze    again    to  red   slippers�察  �myriadly 



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multiplied in the mirror side of the window。 

       They balance upon arched insteps like springing bridges of crimson 

lacquer�察�they swing up over curved heels like whirling tanagers sucked in 

a   wind´pocket�察     �they   flatten  out�察  �heelless�察  �like  July   ponds�察   �flared   and 

burnished by red rockets。 

     Snap�察�snap�察�they are cracker´sparks of scarlet in the white�察�monotonous 

block of shops。 

     They   plunge   the   clangour   of   billions   of   vermilion   trumpets   into   the 

crowd outside�察�and echo in faint rose over the pavement。 

       People hurry by�察�for   these are only shoes�察 �and in a window�察 �farther 

down�察    �is  a  big  lotus   bud   of  cardboard     whose     petals  open    every   few 

minutes   and   reveal   a   wax   doll�察  �with   staring   bead   eyes   and   flaxen   hair�察�

lolling awkwardly in its flower chair。 

     One   has   often   seen   shoes�察  �but   whoever   saw   a   cardboard   lotus   bud 

before�拭�

       The flaws of grey�察�windy sleet beat on the shop´window where there 

are only red slippers。 



                                                  II 

                 Thompson's Lunch Room  Grand Central Station 

       ´。Study in Whites 

       Wax´white  Floor�察�ceiling�察�walls。 Ivory shadows Over the pavement 

Polished     to   cream    surfaces    By   constant    sweeping。     The    big   room    is 

coloured like the petals Of a great magnolia�察�And has a patina Of flower 

bloom Which makes it shine dimly Under the   electric lamps。 Chairs   are 

ranged in rows Like sepia seeds Waiting fulfilment。 The chalk´white spot 

of a cook's cap Moves unglossily against the vaguely bright wall  Dull 

chalk´white       striking   the   retina   like   a   blow    Through      the   wavering 

uncertainty of steam。 Vitreous´white of glasses with green reflections�察�Ice´ 

green carboys�察�shifting  greener�察�bluer  with the jar of moving water。 

Jagged green´white bowls of pressed glass Rearing snow´peaks of chipped 

sugar Above the lighthouse´shaped castors Of grey pepper and grey´white 

salt。   Grey´white placards�此        �Oyster   Stew�察  �Cornbeef   Hash�察  �Frankfurters;�此�

Marble   slabs   veined   with   words   in   meandering   lines。   Dropping   on   the 



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white counter like horn notes Through a web of violins�察�The flat yellow 

lights    of   oranges�察   �The    cube´red     splashes    of   apples�察  �In   high   plated 

`epergnes'。 The electric clock jerks every half´minute�此 �Coming�  �Past� ─�

;Three beef´steaks and a chicken´pie�察─�Bawled through a slide while the 

clock jerks heavily。 A man carries a china mug of coffee to a distant chair。 

Two rice puddings and a salmon salad Are pushed over the counter�察�The 

unfulfilled chairs open to receive them。 A spoon falls upon the floor with 

the impact of metal striking stone�察�And the sound throws across the room 

Sharp�察�invisible zigzags Of silver。 



                                                  III 

                                      An Opera House 

     Within   the   gold   square   of   the   proscenium   arch�察�A  curtain   of   orange 

velvet    hangs    in  stiff  folds�察  �Its  tassels  jarring   slightly   when     someone 

crosses   the   stage   behind。   Gold     carving   edges   the   balconies�察  �Rims      the 

boxes�察�Runs   up   and down   fluted pillars。  Little knife´stabs of   gold   Shine 

out whenever a box door is opened。 Gold clusters Flash in soft explosions 

On the blue darkness�察�Suck back to a point�察�And disappear。 Hoops of gold 

Circle necks�察�wrists�察�fingers�察�Pierce ears�察�Poise on heads And fly up above 

them in coloured sparkles。 Gold� �Gold� �The opera house is a treasure´box 

of   gold。   Gold   in   a   broad   smear   across   the   orchestra   pit�此  �Gold   of   horns�察�

trumpets�察    �tubas�察  �Gold      spun´gold�察    �twittering´gold�察    �snapping´gold       Of 

harps。 The conductor raises his baton�察�The brass blares out Crass�察�crude�察�

Parvenu�察  �fat�察  �powerful�察  �Golden。   Rich   as   the   fat�察  �clapping   hands   in   the 

boxes。   Cymbals�察  �gigantic�察  �coin´shaped�察  �Crash。   The   orange   curtain   parts 

And     the  prima´donna       steps   forward。    One    note�察  �A   drop�此  �transparent�察�

iridescent�察�A gold 

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