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Blood in the trees. (Columbus In La Isabela).(Poem)

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| November 01, 2001 | Newmann, Kate | COPYRIGHT 2001 Quadrant Magazine Company, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

 
   Flamboyan flamboyan 
   flame flowers held at arm's length, 
   flame in sunlight, blood-red. 
   The soil, the soil secretes the blood, 
   blood colonises earth. 
   Trees greener than lust for home, 
   flourishing ...

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