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SUN AND MOON FLOWERS: PAUL KLEE, 1879-1940 by NORMAN DUBIE

Poem Explanation

First Line: FIRST, THERE IS THE MEMORY OF THE DEAD PRIEST IN NORWAY
Last Line: WITH ITS ICE WATER, BLUE SPIKES OF LUPINE, AND MORPHINE.
Subject(s): EUROPE; KLEE, PAUL (1879-1940); PAINTINGS & PAINTERS; SICKNESS; WORLD WAR II; ILLNESS; SECOND WORLD WAR;
Full Poem Text Available at
http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1975/12/22/sun-and-moon-flowers-paul-klee-1879-1940


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