William Carlos Williams(1883–1963)
Landscape with the Fall of Icarus
II Landscape with the Fall of Icarus4
A c c o r d i n g t o B r u e g h e l
w h e n I c a r u s f e l l
i t w a s s p r i n g
a f a r m e r w a s p l o u g h i n g
h i s field
t h e w h o l e p a g e a n t r y
o f t h e y e a r w a s
a w a k e t i n g l i n g
near
the edge of the sea
c o n c e r n e d
w i t h i t s e l f
s w e a t i n g i n t h e s u n
t h a t m e l t e d
t h e w i n g s ' w a x
u n s i g n i f i c a n t l y
o f f t h e c o a s t
t h e r e w a s
a s p l a s h q u i t e u n n o t i c e d
this was
I c a r u s d r o w n i n g