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THE NIGHTINGALES by WILLIAM CARLOS WILLIAMS

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First Line: MY SHOES AS I LEAN
Last Line: OVER SHOES AND FLOWERS.
Subject(s): SHOES;
My shoes as I lean
unlacing them
stand out upon
flat worsted flowers.

Nimbly the shadows
of my fingers play
unlacing
over shoes and flowers.



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