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BRIGHT LEAF by ELLEN BRYANT VOIGT

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First Line: LIKE WORDS PUT TO A SONG, THE BUNCHED TOBACCO LEAVES
Last Line: Trying to cut the gummy resin, that stubborn / black satin withing the greens
Subject(s): TOBBACO FARMS; WOMEN - EMPLOYMENT; CHILDREN; FARM LIFE; SOUTHERN STATES; PROFESSIONAL WOMEN; WOMEN IN BUSINESS; WOMEN'S CAREERS; CHILDHOOD; AGRICULTURE; FARMERS; SOUTH (U.S.);
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http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/171809


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