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Слушать(AI)In The Carolinas
The lilacs wither in the Carolinas.
Already the butterflies flutter above the cabins.
Already the new-born children interpret
In the voices of mothers.
Timeless mothers,
How is it that your aspic
For once vent honey?
The pine-tree sweetens my
The white iris beautifies me.
Wallace Stevens
Wallace Stevens (October 2, 1879 – August 2, 1955) was an American modernist poet. He was born in Reading, Pennsylvania, educated at Harvard and
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