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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
PAINTED WIVES, by JOHN UPDIKE Poem Explanation Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Soot, house-dust, and tar didn't go far Last Line: She smiles through the brushstrokes at someone still there Subject(s): Marriage; Paintings And Painters; Weddings; Husbands; Wives | |||
View Poem Text | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A BLESSING FOR A WEDDING by JANE HIRSHFIELD A SUITE FOR MARRIAGE by DAVID IGNATOW ADVICE TO HER SON ON MARRIAGE by MARY BARBER THE RABBI'S SON-IN-LAW by SABINE BARING-GOULD KISSING AGAIN by DORIANNE LAUX A TIME PAST by DENISE LEVERTOV THE RUBAIYAT, 1889 EDITION: 19 by OMAR KHAYYAM |
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