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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