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ONCE WE MEAN IT by THOMAS MCGRATH

First Line: WE'LL MEET IN MADRID
Last Line: For something to say
Subject(s): FASCISM & FASCISTS; WORLD WAR II; SECOND WORLD WAR;

"We'll meet in Madrid
In thirty-six!"
But Fascist Franco
Carried the day.

"In gay Paree
In forty-three!"
It took a war
To keep us away.

"We'll see you soon,
Since you've come home."
We say it now
For something to say.


Used with the permission of Copper Canyon Press, P.O. Box 271, Port Townsend, WA
98368-0271, www.cc.press.org



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