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The Knife in the Ground
Ralph Gordon — April 1952
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Behind the house, the informal bare ground wet
With shadow lies, the morning through, and there
At the house well, an old-handled knife, deep set
Into the earth, stands. “Now watch out, take care,
Children, don’t pull it out,” Nana says; “it’s got
Three days to stand yet.” With an important air,
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