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ON THE PATIO by JOHN CIARDI

Poet Analysis

First Line: THE ROSE AT THE EDGE OF MY TAX STRUCTURE
Last Line: AND MUST BE PAINSTAKEN BEYOND NATURE

Poem Sources:

THE COLLECTED POEMS OF JOHN CIARDI. COMPILED AND EDITED BY EDWARD M. CIFELLI.
  CIARDI, JOHN
  (1997)
 



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