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FOR K.R. ON HER SIXTIETH BIRTHDAY by RICHARD WILBUR

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First Line: BLOW OUT THE CANDLES OF YOUR CAKE
Last Line: Blow out the candles of your cake
Subject(s): BIRTHDAYS;

Full Poem Text Available at
http://www.nybooks.com/articles/archives/1968/aug/22/two-poems/?pagination=false



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