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FIRST HAWAIIAN BANK by NAOMI SHIHAB NYE

Poem Explanation Poet Analysis

First Line: HER HAIR SNIPPED AND TIGHTLY CURLED GIVES ME GREAT COMFORT
Last Line: UNLIKE MINE, YOU SAVE ME. I WOULD GROW SO TIRED WERE IT NOT FOR YOU.
Subject(s): BANKS AND BANKING; GRANDPARENTS; HAWAII; GRANDMOTHERS; GRANDFATHERS; GREAT GRANDFATHERS; GREAT GRANDMOTHERS;
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