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WATERLILIES AND JAPANESE BRIDGE by ALICIA SUSKIN OSTRIKER

Poem Explanation Poet Analysis

First Line: HE IS THE DROWSY GIRL WHO ROWS 'BETWEEN THE SLEEPING
Last Line: "-IS IT FROM HIM? OR AROUND HIM? HIS OLD MAN'S FOREHEAD /
Subject(s): BRIDGES; FLOWERS; JAPAN; JAPANESE;
Full Poem Text Available at
http://books.google.com/books?id=IfJ5tU0QXvEC&pg=PA57&lpg=PA57&dq=ostriker+%22THE+STROKES+ARE+PULSES:+FROM+MY+SHAPELY+CLOUD%22&source=bl&ots=IwQELpPDwQ&sig=85MWB4kDQxHj4X7Hv9rEIrzfI8Q&hl=en&sa=X&ei=qdLeUYebBq6l4AP15YCIDA&ved=0CDEQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=ostriker%20%22THE%20STROKES%20ARE%20PULSES%3A%20FROM%20MY%20SHAPELY%20CLOUD%22&f=false


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