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PRISON SONG by ALAN DUGAN

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First Line: THE SKIN RIPPLES OVER MY BODY LIKE MOON-WOOED WATER
Last Line: And set off fireworks to praise a homemade day
Subject(s): PRISONS & PRISONERS; CONVICTS;
Full Poem Text Available at
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/poems/26285/prison-song


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