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THE SPARROW by GERALD STERN

Poet Analysis

First Line: Here's a common sparrow, a bit of a schnorrer
Last Line: mother tree everywhere but I am slow now
Subject(s): SPARROWS; FOOD & EATING; MOTHERS; MIAMI BEACH;

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