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SERENADE IN A DRUGSTORE by JOHN CIARDI

Poet Analysis

First Line: I AM MY VERIFIED AND PROPER SELF
Last Line: And home is where the cap comes off the bottle
Subject(s): HOMECOMING; PHARMACY & PHARMACISTS; VETERANS; DRUG STORE; APOTHECARY;

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