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NEAR THE SACRIFICAL SITE by LINDA PASTAN

Poem Explanation Poet Analysis

First Line: ON AN AFTERNOON LIKE THIS
Last Line: with no thought of the poison / hidden in its leaf
Subject(s): MEMORY;
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