Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, PRODIGAL SON, by WILLIAM STANLEY MERWIN



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First Line: Except for the flies, except that there is not water
Last Line: For little, takes the first step toward home
Alternate Author Name(s): Merwin, W. S.
Subject(s): Death; Fathers And Sons; Heaven; Prodigal Son






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