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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
IT WAS LIKE THIS: YOU WERE HAPPY, by JANE HIRSHFIELD Poem Explanation Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: It was like this: %you were happy, then you were sad Last Line: Sometimes you ate roasted chestnuts, sometimes persimmons | |||
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