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ITALIAN QUATRAIN: LEMON TREES by LEONORA SPEYER

First Line: THE TREES ARE RIPE WITH YELLOW BIRDS, I VOW
Last Line: DRIPPING AND WARM FROM OUT YOUR GOLDEN THROATS!
Subject(s): ITALY; LEMONS; ITALIANS; LEMON TREES;
The trees are ripe with yellow birds, I vow,
Perched close and drowsy on their April bough;
Fat songsters, pour for me your sour-sweet notes,
Dripping and warm from out your golden throats!



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