13 Ways of Looking at a Blackbird
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Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird
BY WALLACE STEVENS
I
Among twenty snowy mountains,
The only moving thing
Was the eye of the blackbird.
II
I was of three minds,
Like a tree
In which there are three blackbirds.
III
The blackbird whirled in the autumn winds.
It was a small part of the pantomime.
IV
A man and a woman
Are one.
A man and a woman and a blackbird
Are one.
V
I do not know which to prefer,
The beauty of inflections
Or the beauty of innuendoes,
The blackbird whistling
Or just after.
VI
Icicles filled the long window
With barbaric glass.
The shadow of the blackbird
Crossed it, to and fro.
The mood
Traced in the shadow
An indecipherable cause.
VII
O thin men of Haddam,
Why do you imagine golden birds?
Do you not see how the blackbird
Walks around the feet
Of the women about you?
VIII
I know noble accents
And lucid, inescapable rhythms;
But I know, too,
That the blackbird is involved
In what I know.
IX
When the blackbird flew out of sight,
It marked the edge
Of one of many circles.
X
At the sight of blackbirds
Flying in a green light,
Even the bawds of euphony
Would cry out sharply.
XI
He rode over Connecticut
In a glass coach.
Once, a fear pierced him,
In that he mistook
The shadow of his equipage
For blackbirds.
XII
The river is moving.
The blackbird must be flying.
XIII
It was evening all afternoon.
It was snowing
And it was going to snow.
The blackbird sat
In the cedar-limbs.
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/45236/thirteen-ways-of-looking-at-a-blackbird
BY WALLACE STEVENS
I
Among twenty snowy mountains,
The only moving thing
Was the eye of the blackbird.
II
I was of three minds,
Like a tree
In which there are three blackbirds.
III
The blackbird whirled in the autumn winds.
It was a small part of the pantomime.
IV
A man and a woman
Are one.
A man and a woman and a blackbird
Are one.
V
I do not know which to prefer,
The beauty of inflections
Or the beauty of innuendoes,
The blackbird whistling
Or just after.
VI
Icicles filled the long window
With barbaric glass.
The shadow of the blackbird
Crossed it, to and fro.
The mood
Traced in the shadow
An indecipherable cause.
VII
O thin men of Haddam,
Why do you imagine golden birds?
Do you not see how the blackbird
Walks around the feet
Of the women about you?
VIII
I know noble accents
And lucid, inescapable rhythms;
But I know, too,
That the blackbird is involved
In what I know.
IX
When the blackbird flew out of sight,
It marked the edge
Of one of many circles.
X
At the sight of blackbirds
Flying in a green light,
Even the bawds of euphony
Would cry out sharply.
XI
He rode over Connecticut
In a glass coach.
Once, a fear pierced him,
In that he mistook
The shadow of his equipage
For blackbirds.
XII
The river is moving.
The blackbird must be flying.
XIII
It was evening all afternoon.
It was snowing
And it was going to snow.
The blackbird sat
In the cedar-limbs.
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/45236/thirteen-ways-of-looking-at-a-blackbird
I was hoping for cool shots of an SR-71.
Piss on your long haired doper crap.
Piss on your long haired doper crap.
Wallace Stevens was an executive at Hartford Indemnity for 30+ years and wore a suit to the office. His hair was not long. He did not smoke dope.
I can't stop looking at this wonderful photo. What in incredible aircraft.
I have seen one hanging in the SAC Museum at Omaha. It was shockingly small.
For those who have not seen the air museum at Omaha, I highly recommend it. We had a great time there.
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No SR-71 but the Naval Air Museum in Pensacola is also awesome. It does involve going to Florida but only a little.
Dayton, Ohio I'm told is unreal. We were close by and never thought about it.
I was actually interviewed by a Dayton TV station.
Perhaps you like way number 5 better:
I do not know which to prefer,
The beauty of inflections
Or the beauty of innuendoes,
The blackbird whistling
Or just after.
Been there, worth a visit for sure. Lots of planes to see up close.
Not too far from there in Ft. Walton Beach (Eglin AFB) they have a small museum with an SR-71 outside. You can walk around and touch it. Also a B52 and a few other planes. The fuselage of a b52 is much more narrow than I would have guessed.
I enjoy military museums and old navy boat tours.
This is the pic @Wendy79 posted. For some reason it's confusing me. It looks bigger. The reflection gives it a gold hue. It's a great pic, but the front plane in the pic @tarheelbybirth posted enables you to see the airflow lines.
As I stated earlier, the plane with saw in Omaha was shockingly small.
As I stated earlier, the plane with saw in Omaha was shockingly small.
This is the pic @Wendy79 posted. For some reason it's confusing me. It looks bigger. The reflection gives it a gold hue. It's a great pic, but the front plane in the pic @tarheelbybirth posted enables you to see the airflow lines.
As I stated earlier, the plane with saw in Omaha was shockingly small.
Damn, I Googled it and they really are smaller than you think.
I am sooooo glad you posted that. I've heard it before but now I have it in my file. That's priceless.
2,000 knots. Or..............2,300 miles per hour. Cannot imagine how much fun that must be!!!!!
Damn, I Googled it and they really are smaller than you think.
Here butt munch...………..
The SR-71 is a large aircraft that can be compared respectfully to the size of a Boeing 727. The SR-71 is approximately 103.876 feet excluding the nose probe, which is four feet, eleven inches. The wingspan of the airplane is 55.62 feet and the height is 18.5 feet.
Here butt munch...………..
The SR-71 is a large aircraft that can be compared respectfully to the size of a Boeing 727. The SR-71 is approximately 103.876 feet excluding the nose probe, which is four feet, eleven inches. The wingspan of the airplane is 55.62 feet and the height is 18.5 feet.
LOL, I was actually trying to get a picture of the scale next to a person, all I got was scale model. This is all I have for reference.
LOL, I was actually trying to get a picture of the scale next to a person, all I got was scale model. This is all I have for reference.
What, you found a fat pilot to insult me further?
This looks more line the plane Clint Eastwood stoke in Firefox. Think Russian, must think in Russian.LOL, I was actually trying to get a picture of the scale next to a person, all I got was scale model. This is all I have for reference.
It does rhyme in French, its original language.That's not poetry - it doesn't rhyme.
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