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THE SLOUGHING WIND by WILLIAM CARLOS WILLIAMS

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First Line: SOME LEAVES HANG LATE, SOME FALL
Last Line: THE TALE OF WINTER BRANCHES AND OLD BONES.
Subject(s): LEAVES; WINTER;

Some leaves hang late, some fall
before the first frost -- so goes
the tale of winter branches and old bones.



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