In nature there are few sharp lines. — A.R. Ammons

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In nature there are few sharp lines.

A.R. Ammons

1963

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Ammons, Archie Randolph. "Corsons Inlet." Corsons Inlet: A Book of Poems. W. W. Norton & Company, 1975. Originally published as "A Nature Walk." The Hudson Review, June 1963.

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