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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
A FRIEND KILLED IN THE WAR, by ANTHONY HECHT Poet's Biography
First Line: Night, the fat serpent, slipped among the plants,
Last Line: Red at the heart, white petals furling out
Subject(s): Death; Dead, The
First Line: Night, the fat serpent, slipped among the plants,
Last Line: Red at the heart, white petals furling out
Subject(s): Death; Dead, The
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