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AFTER VIOLET by JOHN HOLLANDER

Poem Explanation

First Line: NOW, AT THE EASTERN EDGE OF THE BLACK GRASS, HE DRINKS
Last Line: TO LIE IN THE ASHES OF OUR DUST, IT WILL BE TO GLOW

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