Winter Trees
time
free verse
serene
All the complicated details of the attiring and the disattiring are completed! A liquid moon moves gently among the long branches. Thus having prepared their buds against a sure winter the wise trees stand sleeping in the cold.
Winter Trees - context Summary
Published in 1923
"Winter Trees" was first published in William Carlos Williams's 1923 collection Spring and All. The short lyric exemplifies Williams's spare, imagistic style: concise lines present a domestic natural scene—trees finished with their seasonal "attiring and disattiring," standing dormant yet prepared for winter. Placed in Spring and All, the poem participates in Williams's broader modernist project of clarity, pared language, and close attention to ordinary natural detail.
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