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ROAST POSSUM by RITA DOVE

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First Line: THE POSSUM'S A GREASY CRITTER
Last Line: We enjoyed that possum. We ate him / real slow, with sweet potatoes
Subject(s): HEALING; CURES;
Full Poem Text Available at
http://xroads.virginia.edu/~public/callaloo/old_faces/doveroast.htm


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