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“In the Carolinas” by Wallace Stevens 🇺🇸 (2 Oct 1879 – 2 Aug 1955)
The lilacs wither in the Carolinas.
Already the butterflies flutter above the cabins.
Already the new-born children interpret love
In the voices of mothers.
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Timeless mother,
How is it that your aspic nipples
For once vent honey?
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The pine-tree sweetens my body
The white iris beautifies me.