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SHORT WORDS by GERALD STERN

Poet Analysis

First Line: SOME DRIED-UP PHLOX SO OLD THE BLUE WAS WHITE
Last Line: Dried-out marsh grass, dead lilies, august roses
Subject(s): DEATH; LANGUAGE; DEAD, THE; WORDS; VOCABULARY;
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