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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE RUNNER, by WALT WHITMAN Poet's Biography
First Line: On a flat road runs the well-train'd runner
Last Line: With lightly closed fists and arms partially rais'd.
Subject(s): Athletes; Sports
First Line: On a flat road runs the well-train'd runner
Last Line: With lightly closed fists and arms partially rais'd.
Subject(s): Athletes; Sports
On a flat road runs the well-train'd runner,
He is lean and sinewy with muscular legs,
He is thinly clothed, he leans forward as he runs,
With lightly closed fists and arms partially rais'd.
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