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GOING BACK by JAMES HARRISON

Poet Analysis

First Line: HOW LONG, STONE, DID IT TAKE
Last Line: SINK AGAIN, YOU MIGHT COVER BONES.
Subject(s): AGING; CHANGE; TIME;
How long, stone, did it take
to get that fat?

The rain made the furrow a rut
and then among the mint and nettles
you make your appearance.

Sink again, you might cover bones.



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