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VIOLET by JOHN HOLLANDER

Poem Explanation

First Line: AT THE SONG'S BEGINNING
Last Line: HEALING, UNTIL THE CLOSE OF THE SOFT CADENCE, THE DOMINANT WOUND
Subject(s): SINGING & SINGERS; SONGS;
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