Friday, January 3, 2003

Cutting Greens Comments

Rating: ★3.4

curling them around
i hold their bodies in obscene embrace
thinking of everything but kinship.
collards and kale
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Lucille Clifton
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Chinedu Dike 20 April 2022

Well penned with conviction. A beautiful creation....

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Mahtab Bangalee 30 November 2019

the green is the bond of life, a medium of surviving//

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Anil Kumar Panda 30 November 2019

Nice poem. Enjoyed reading. Thanks for sharing.

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Edward Kofi Louis 30 November 2019

Lot, spot! This pot is black. Thanks for sharing this poem with us.

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Colleen Courtney 15 May 2014

Interesting and enjoyable read.

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Lucille Clifton

Lucille Clifton

Baltimore, Maryland
Lucille Clifton
Lucille Clifton
Baltimore, Maryland
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