After the first powerful plain manifesto
The black statement of pistons, without more fuss
But gliding like a queen, she leaves the station.


"The Express" (l. 1–3) in Norton Anthology of Modern Poetry (1988) edited by Richard Ellmann and Robert O'Clair

Stephen Spender Quotes

After the first powerful plain manifesto The black statement of pistons, without more fuss But gliding like a queen, she leaves the station.

After the first powerful plain manifesto The black statement of pistons, without more fuss But gliding like a queen, she leaves the station.

After the first powerful plain manifesto The black statement of pistons, without more fuss But gliding like a queen, she leaves the station.

After the first powerful plain manifesto The black statement of pistons, without more fuss But gliding like a queen, she leaves the station.