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Poetry is the establishment of a metaphorical link between white butterfly-wings and the scraps of torn-up love-letters.
-Carl Sandburg
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Poetry Is The Establishment Of A Metaphorical

Carl Sandburg
Poetry is the establishment of a metaphorical link between white butterfly-wings and the scraps of torn-up love-letters.
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