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After Yesterday

by A. R. Ammons

A. R. Ammons

After yesterday
afternoon's blue
clouds and white rain
the mockingbird
in the backyard
untied the drops from
leaves and twigs
with a long singing.




Quotes of the Day

Let us always meet each other with smile, for the smile is the beginning of love.
• Mother Teresa


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