Rock Island Rapids

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    “The acorn’s not yet
    Fallen from the tree
    That’s to grow the wood,
    That’s to make the cradle,
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    That’s to grow a man,
    That’s to lay me.”
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    “They all came, some wore sentiments
    Emblazoned on T-shirts, proclaiming the lateness
    Of the hour, and indeed the sun slanted its rays
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    —John Ashbery (b. 1927)