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THE DREADFUL HAS ALREADY HAPPENED by MARK STRAND

Poem Explanation Poet Analysis

First Line: THE RELATIVES ARE LEANING OVER, STARING EXPECTANTLY
Last Line: I find his feet. He is what is left of my life
Subject(s): BABIES; TIME; ANCESTORS & ANCESTRY; INFANTS; HERITAGE; HEREDITY;

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https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/49159/the-dreadful-has-already-happened



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