THE RED-WING BLACKBIRD
            by William Carlos Williams
                p. 1948
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The wild red-wing black-
bird croaks frog-
like though more shrill
as the beads of

 
his head blaze over the
swamp and the o-
dors of the swamp vodka
to his nostrils


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** contributory thanks to Mary K. Stillwell **

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