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EARTHLY MEDITATIONS: 1. THE AFTERLIFE by ROBERT WRIGLEY

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First Line: SPRING, AND THE FIRST FULL CROP OF DANDELIONS GONE
Last Line: The baby's breath is no longer a rose
Subject(s): TRANSIENCE; IMPERMANENCE;

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