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TRANSPOSITIONS by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON

Poet Analysis

First Line: SMILES DO NOT ALWAYS ECHO CHEER
Last Line: AND JOY IN TEARS, RELIEF.
Subject(s): FACADES; APPEARANCES;
Smiles do not always echo cheer,
Nor tear-drops measure grief,
For sorrow seeks a gilded mask,
And joy in tears, relief.



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