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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
PERISHABLE, IT SAID, by JANE HIRSHFIELD Poet's Biography
First Line: Perishable, it said on the plastic container
Last Line: Inside that hour with its perishing perfumes and clashings
Subject(s): Middle Age
First Line: Perishable, it said on the plastic container
Last Line: Inside that hour with its perishing perfumes and clashings
Subject(s): Middle Age
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