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FOUR FOR THEODORE ROETHKE: 4. THE BURDEN by CHARLES MARTIN

Poet Analysis

First Line: THE BURDEN, FLOWERING, AT HEAVY COST
Last Line: Now fold his hands away, misunderstood
Subject(s): CONDUCT OF LIFE;

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