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IN THE EVENING by BILLY COLLINS

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First Line: THE HEADS OF ROSES BEGIN TO DROOP
Last Line: NOTHING BUT AN ONLY CHILD WITH TWO DIFFERENT MASKS
Subject(s): TIME;
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