Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, RESIDENCIES, by THOMAS MCGRATH


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RESIDENCIES, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: So many others have lived in me
Last Line: The moonlight and jasmine
Subject(s): Houses


So many others have lived in me!
I'm like an old house . . .

Haunted of course --
But many rooms to let!

And the wild garden at the back --
Can you smell?
The honeysuckle the . . .
(Dream compost Nightmare Weed)
The moonlight and jasmine . . .


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98368-0271, www.cc.press.org




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