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ACHES AND PAINS by MARILYN NELSON

Poet Analysis

First Line: ABBA JACOB SAID: / THE OLDER I GET, THE MORE CLEARLY I BELIEVE
Last Line: LIKE MANNA. LIKE RESPITE. LIKE RAIN
Subject(s): OLD AGE;
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