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LEAVES by GERALD STERN

Poet Analysis

First Line: HE WAS CLEANING LEAVES FOR ONE AT A TIME
Last Line: inside the green and sheltering Japanese yew tree
Subject(s): TREES;
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https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/poems/54983/leaves-56d235fe6f143


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