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ACCOUCHMENT by HALA JEAN HAMMOND

First Line: TRAILING A WALL OF MOTTLED GRAY
Last Line: DRIPS ... RUDDY WINE.
Subject(s): INSOMNIA; MEMORY; SLEEPLESSNESS;
Trailing a wall of mottled gray—
Blue grapes; and purple; groaning Vine
Her travail lifts to the Night:
Drips ... ruddy Wine.



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