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DIRGE FOR HOMECOMING by HAYDEN CARRUTH

Poet Analysis

First Line: A ROAD THAT HAD WOUND US 20,000 MILES
Last Line: After all, the bell in the garden is silent
Subject(s): HOMECOMING;

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