Charles Demuth (Nov. 8, 1883 - 1935): I Saw the Figure 5 in Gold, 1928 -
Inspired by:
The Great Figure (William Carlos Williams)
Among the rain
and lights
I saw the figure 5
in gold
on a red
firetruck
moving
tense
unheeded
to gong clangs
siren howls
and wheels rumbling
through the dark city
