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NAOMI WATCHES AS RUTH SLEEPS by LUCILLE CLIFTON

Poem Explanation Poet Analysis

First Line: SHE CLINGS TO ME
Last Line: I CAN GRIEVE IN PEACE.
Subject(s): AFRICAN AMERICANS; NAOMI (BIBLE); PEACE; WOMEN IN THE BIBLE; NEGROES; AMERICAN BLACKS;

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