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STUDY FOR A GEOGRAPHICAL TRAIL; 4. NEW JERSEY by CLARENCE MAJOR

Poet Analysis

First Line: SO MUCH DEPENDS ON FOUR BUTTERFLIES
Last Line: I wish I had wings
Subject(s): BUTTERFLIES; INSECTS; BUGS;
So much depends on four butterflies
waiting quietly on a stem,
moving their wings slowly.
I wish I had wings.


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