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THE PENNACESSE LEPER COLONY FOR WOMEN, CAPE COD: 1922 by NORMAN DUBIE

Poem Explanation

First Line: THE ISLAND, YOU MUSTN'T SAY, HAD ONLY ROCKS AND SCRUB PINE
Last Line: MOST EVERYTHING FOR YOU. AND I'LL BE GONE.
Subject(s): ABSENCE; CAPE COD; FATHERS & DAUGHTERS; HISTORY; LEPROSY; SEPARATION; ISOLATION; HISTORIANS; LEPERS;
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http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/181771


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