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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
AN ALLEGORY, by DAVID IGNATOW Poet Analysis Poet's Biography
First Line: I offer my back to the silken net
Last Line: Say, “how everything shines”
First Line: I offer my back to the silken net
Last Line: Say, “how everything shines”
I can see how a child
would believe it is new
to the world and needs
to be cared for
and I can see
how an old man near death
would require the same treatment
his death new to him
and to me.
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