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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
A RECIPE, by NORMAN ROWLAND GALE Poet's Biography
First Line: Take a pinch of demi-god and half an ounce
Last Line: With appetites like harpies, and there you have him—man!
Subject(s): Mortality
First Line: Take a pinch of demi-god and half an ounce
Last Line: With appetites like harpies, and there you have him—man!
Subject(s): Mortality
TAKE a pinch of demi-god and half an ounce of gnome,
Mix with flesh and blood and nerves as closely as you can;
Add a shred or two of sky, a clod or two of loam,
With appetites like harpies, and there you have him—MAN!
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