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POEM OF CIRCUMSTANCE by JEAN COCTEAU

First Line: CARVE YOUR NAME UPON A TREE
Last Line: FOR YOU CAN WATCH IT GROW.
Subject(s): POETRY & POETS;

Carve your name upon a tree
That thrusts its roots below.
Better than marble this will be,
For you can watch it grow.



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