I tried to listen, take notes ... ...and stared out on the … - Julia Alvarez

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I tried to listen, take notes ...
...and stared out
on the New England meadow straight from Frost:
acres of grasses and flowers tossed by
a wind which whirled with the continual
roar of a thousand voices from Babel.

Julia Alvarez

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Julia Alvarez (born March 27, 1950) is a Dominican-American poet, novelist, and essayist.

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