Poetry?

After reading Pound's poem, I was intrigued. There are several reasons why I consider it to be poetry. First of all, it's deep metaphorical symbolism and imagery left some code-cracking for the reader. To me this was a very dark and somber poem. The Metro stands for a dark and lifeless underground where there is no escape. While the faces in it are considered to be apparitions because they are dead and expressionless. I believe he has the faces in a crowd because to him everybody is the same and nobody stands out. There is no individuality and therefore everybody in the station is blurred together so no distinctions can be made. Everybody in the "Metro" seems to be trapped and hopeless. 

In the second  line, Pound uses petals which can symbolize death because in the fall they fall off and die. He also says they are wet which, to me, conveys the message that they are heavy and burdened giving them a droopy, tired and almost weathered appearance. Much like the people in the subway the petals have been beaten by the harshness of life. The final words, "wet, black bough" left the reader with a depressed feeling as well. With the last two words both starting with b's it greatly emphasized the harshness of the poem.

Originally Pound's poem was around 30 lines. He ended up destroying it to create this much shorter version managing to capture 2 beautifully simple lines. Even though it is so abrupt I still consider it to be poetry. Sure it doesn't follow traditional format but with it's rich imagery and symbolism it seems obvious that it is poetry at it's finest. After all in order to describe such a bleak and empty scene there shouldn't be much to say. The two lines is a perfect length to get his message across to the reader.