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A LOVE POEM by JOHN CIARDI

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First Line: I HAVE LABORED TO FOR HER LOVE
Last Line: I CAN NO LONGER BEAT TIME
Subject(s): LOVE – UNREQUITED;

Full Poem Text Available at
https://www.google.com/books/edition/Collected_Poems_of_John_Ciardi_p/qkcmAjKXJn0C?q=IT+WAS+A+STEW+OF+A+NIGHT&gbpv=1&bsq=a%20love%20poem#f=false



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