The birds against the April wind
Flew northward, singing as they flew;
They sang, "The land we leave behind
Has swords for corn-blades, blood for dew."
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John Greenleaf Whittier wrote a poem about my great grandfather's branded hand.
My great grandfather was the only person branded by a hot iron in the history of the United States. The poem was entitled, 'The Branded Hand.' Why is it not listed with Whittier's poems?
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John Greenleaf Whittier wrote a poem about my great grandfather's branded hand. My great grandfather was the only person branded by a hot iron in the history of the United States. The poem was entitled, 'The Branded Hand.' Why is it not listed with Whittier's poems?