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JOTTINGS: THE SEA IS ITSELF by JAMES OPPENHEIM

First Line: THE SEA IS ITSELF: IT DOES NOT FEAR TO BE CALM OR STORMY
Last Line: WHY HAVE I FEARED TO BE LIKE THE SEA -- MYSELF?
Subject(s): SEA; OCEAN;

@3THE sea is itself: it does not fear to be calm or stormy, gray or gold, loud or soft --
Why have I feared to be like the sea -- myself?@1



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