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MY PURPLE GOWN FROM TYRE by BENJAMIN ROSENBAUM

First Line: PINK AZALEAS AND DOGWOOD
Last Line: MY PURPLE GOWN FROM TYRE!

PINK azaleas and dogwood
Are crowded close at my feet.
Whitethroats and warblers
Are weaving a trail between the trees
And cobalt-golden sky.
Now I'll mount Ole Tony and ride the rolling fields.
Old Nineveh's riches will be around me
And my overalls will be
My purple gown from Tyre!



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