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THREE VIEWS OF MOTHER: 1 by JOHN CIARDI

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First Line: GOOD SOUL, MY MOTHER HOLDS MY DAUGHTER
Last Line: LEAVING THE TRAIL OF ITS GOING WET ON THE WORLD
Subject(s): MOTHERS;
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https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Collected_Poems_of_John_Ciardi/DVR0EAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=ciardi+%22I+see+her+in+the+garden,+loam-knuckled+in+spring%22&pg=PA164&printsec=frontcover


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