poem: "In Blackwater Woods" by Mary Oliver


	poem: "In Blackwater Woods" by Mary Oliver

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10-7-2009 1:40 PM

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10-9-2009 1:55 PM

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Black upon white, against blue, what a show!
OH GIVE ME A BREAK MAN it's only a crow

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