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Issue Details: First known date: 1971... 1971 Word, Bird, Motif
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Yasmine Gooneratne , 1971 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Three for a Weddingi"At seventeen, a One-for-sorrow", Yasmine Gooneratne , single work poetry (p. 2)
Rocks on Marine Drivei"Watching the spray burst over the black rocks", Yasmine Gooneratne , single work poetry (p. 3)
Arrangement Arrangement for Wires and Flowersi"I know a lady skilled in the arrangement", Yasmine Gooneratne , single work poetry (p. 4-5)
Treei"The day that snapped me from the parent stem", Yasmine Gooneratne , single work poetry (p. 6-7)
Storage Problem A Problem of Storagei"Too many to tie with blue ribbon", Yasmine Gooneratne , single work poetry (p. 8)
White Cranesi"Today black rain clouds gather in the west", Yasmine Gooneratne , single work poetry (p. 9)
The Wheel : A Love Songi"When the Wheel turns, and bears you on", Yasmine Gooneratne , single work poetry (p. 10)
Diplomatic Incidenti"We always were a humble lot; they don't", Yasmine Gooneratne , single work poetry (p. 14-16)
The Measurei"Famished, on the rack", Yasmine Gooneratne , single work poetry (p. 17)
Daughter-In-Lawi"And just about this time of year, behold", Yasmine Gooneratne , single work poetry (p. 18)
Our Children, Swingingi"Two swings", Yasmine Gooneratne , single work poetry (p. 19)
Words to a Daughteri"These verses are insurance, lest", Yasmine Gooneratne , single work poetry (p. 21-2)
Horoscopei"The Stars Foretell Your Future is a solemn", Yasmine Gooneratne , single work poetry (p. 23-24)
The Fire, Yasmine Gooneratne , single work poetry (p. 25)
Change in the Weatheri"The sky grew grey and thick and billowy", Yasmine Gooneratne , single work poetry (p. 26)
The Walli"Build the wall high", Yasmine Gooneratne , single work poetry (p. 27)
The Anniversaryi"Our curious broadcasts of Obituaries", Yasmine Gooneratne , single work poetry (p. 28)
At the Barrieri"This way, the neons say, and Have your papers ready", Yasmine Gooneratne , single work poetry (p. 31)
Perahera Elephantsi"All day the streets have echoed to the chime of slow bells", Yasmine Gooneratne , single work poetry (p. 32-33)
The Comingi"The year He came, the rains had failed again", Yasmine Gooneratne , single work poetry (p. 34-36)

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