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THAT DAY by DENISE LEVERTOV

Poem Explanation Poet Analysis

First Line: ACROSS A LAKE IN SWITZERLAND, FIFTY YEARS AGO
Last Line: And we laughed for joy astonished
Subject(s): MEMORY; SWITZERLAND; SWISS;

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