by Shannon Fox
In the Station of the Metro by Ezra Pound
The apparition of these faces in the crowd;
Petals on a wet black bough.
SHANNON FOX
Shannon is a multi-genre writer of stories spanning past, present, and future. Her work has appeared in DreamForge Anvil, Air & Nothingness Press, and Third Flatiron, among others. She has a B.A. in Literature-Writing from UC-San Diego. When not writing, she spends her time dancing with horses which she’s found is significantly easier to do with four feet instead of two. She lives in San Diego, CA, with her husband and three cats – one of whom may or may not be a demon in disguise.
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Shannon Fox - Author 
I think of this poem as epitomising Imagism. Thank you for posting it.
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