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THE SKUNK by SEAMUS HEANEY

Poet Analysis

First Line: UP, BLACK, STRIPED AND DAMASKED LIKE THE CHASUBLE
Last Line: For the black plunge-line nightdress
Subject(s): LOVE - EROTIC; SKUNKS;

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https://cupidorcats.wordpress.com/2014/02/04/a-beautiful-poem-the-skunk-by-seamus-heaney/



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