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Subject: TERMITES
Matches Found: 4

METROPOLITAN NIGHTMARE, by STEPHEN VINCENT BENET    Poem Text             Poet's Biography
First Line: It rained quite a lot, that spring. You woke in the morning
Last Line: He pried fom the insect's jaws the bright crumb of steel
Subject(s): New York City; Termites; Manhattan; New York, New York; The Big Apple


METROPOLITAN NIGHTMARE, by STEPHEN VINCENT BENET    Poem Source             Poet's Biography
First Line: It rained quite a lot, that spring. You woke in the morning
Last Line: He pried from the insect jaws in the bright crumb of steel
Subject(s): New York City; Termites


TERMITE, by OGDEN NASH    Poem Source             Poet's Biography
First Line: Some primal termite knocked on wood
Last Line: And that is why your cousin may %fell through the parlor floor today
Subject(s): Termites


THE TERMITE, by OGDEN NASH    Poem Text             Poet's Biography
First Line: Some primal termite knocked on wood
Subject(s): Termites