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Book: North & South

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  • The Map
    Land lies in water; it is shadowed green.
    Shadows, or are they shallows, at its edges
    27 lines
  • Songs for a Colored Singer
    I
    A washing hangs upon the line,
    120 lines
  • The Colder The Air
    We must admire her perfect aim,
    this huntress of the winter air
    18 lines
  • Sleeping on the Ceiling
    It is so peaceful on the ceiling!
    It is the Place de la Concorde.
    15 lines
  • Florida
    The state with the prettiest name,
    the state that floats in brackish water,
    48 lines
  • Seascape
    This celestial seascape, with white herons got up as angels,
    flying high as they want and as far as they want sidewise
    23 lines
  • Cirque D'Hiver
    Across the floor flits the mechanical toy,
    fit for a king of several centuries back.
    25 lines, 1 comment
  • A Miracle For Breakfast
    At six o'clock we were waiting for coffee,
    waiting for coffee and the charitable crumb
    39 lines, 1 comment
  • Little Exercise
    For Thomas Edwards Wanning
    24 lines
  • Chemin De Fer
    Alone on the railroad track
    I walked with pounding heart.
    20 lines
  • The Imaginary Iceberg
    We'd rather have the iceberg than the ship,
    although it meant the end of travel.
    33 lines
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