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THE LETTER ON THE BRINK OF WAR by EDWARD FIELD

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First Line: DEARS, / YOU'RE ALREADY PAINTING THE PORCH? YOU LADIES ARE UP EARLY
Last Line: AND DARE WE TALK ABOUT THE FUTURE? / LOVE, EDDIE
Subject(s): LETTERS; SOCIAL COMMENTARIES; POLITICS & GOVERNMENT; UNITED STATES;
Full Poem Text Available at
https://books.google.com/books?id=a9L0AwAAQBAJ&pg=PT173&lpg=PT173&dq=EDWARD+FIELD+%22The+voice+that+came+out+of+her%22&source=bl&ots=6CaHn_G0LH&sig=9jplJ7-TfTRh5vVpXdQS9UqmEn0&hl=en&sa=X&ei=QQVeVaHZOJCXyATs6oCAAQ&ved=0CCQQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=LETTER%20ON%20THE%20BRINK&f=false


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