Classic and Contemporary Poetry

THOUGHTS BEFORE DAWN; FOR MARY BUI THI KHUY, 1944-1969, by JOHN BALABAN                    Poet's Biography
First Line: The bare oaks rock and snowcrust tumbles down
Last Line: Brave woman, I hope you never saw the truck.
Subject(s): Amputees; Death; Medicine; Soldiers; Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975; Dead, The; Drugs, Prescription