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, fastened in yellows,
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Sweet the wood
—Litany of the Holy Cross


4
Home re-olded the new.
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A monstrous, unnamed baby
--Lucille Clifton, "I am Accused of Tending to History"


5
Today there are no specials.
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Delicate little boxes of dust
—James Wright, "The Undermining of the Defence Economy"
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A curious gladness shook me.
—Stanley Kunitz, "The Round"