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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
GOLDWING MOTH, by CARL SANDBURG Poet Analysis Poet's Biography
First Line: A goldwing moth is between the scissors and the ink bottle on the desk
Last Line: Manuscripts of the medieval monks.
Subject(s): Manuscripts; Moths
First Line: A goldwing moth is between the scissors and the ink bottle on the desk
Last Line: Manuscripts of the medieval monks.
Subject(s): Manuscripts; Moths
A GOLDWING moth is between the scissors and the ink bottle on the
desk.
Last night it flew hundreds of circles around a glass bulb and a flame
wire.
The wings are a soft gold; it is the gold of illuminated initials in
manuscripts of the medieval monks.
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