Sea Poppies

    

Hilda Doolittle, 1886-1961 Gary Bachlund

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Copyright © 2009 Gary Bachlund
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2 Sea Poppies

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bleach on the boul - ders: your stalk has caught
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          
your bright leaf?

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Am - ber husk flu - ted with gold,

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fruit on the sand marked with a rich grain...

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Sea pop - pies. Sea pop - pies.
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