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SMALL by JOHN CIARDI

Poet Analysis

First Line: SWATTED BY A CUSTARDY SMALL THING
Last Line: We could have loved through
Subject(s): SIZE & SHAPE;
Full Poem Text Available at
https://books.google.com/books?id=qkcmAjKXJn0C&pg=PA190&lpg=PA190&dq=CIARDI+%22THE+STILLS+AND+RAPIDS+OF+YOUR+NAKEDNESS%22&source=bl&ots=Q9EL63b-eb&sig=C6vOieJAkl6bwvE05cgsrfX0KI0&hl=en&sa=X&ei=hTRJVeHgN4aWyQS4moDIBg&ved=0CCEQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=SWATTED%20BY%20A%20CUSTARDY&f=false


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