Quote#Sadness
That tuft of jungle feathers
Quote byWallace Stevens · 1879–1955
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Harmonium (1923), "Gubbinal".
English (original)
That tuft of jungle feathers, That animal eye, Is just what you say.That savage of fire, That seed, Have it your way.The world is ugly, And the people are sad.
— Wallace Stevens
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