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REDUCTIO AD ABSURDUM BLUES by WILLIAM MEREDITH

Poem Explanation Poet Analysis

First Line: OH, THE SOLDIER HE WANTS TO BE SOMEWHERE HE ONCE WAS
Last Line: Has a claim, has robbed their dreams of home
Subject(s): SAILORS & SAILING; SOLDIERS; WAR; DREAMS; NIGHTMARES;
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