Cane (Toomer)/Portrait in Georgia

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Portrait in Georgia
Hair—braided chestnut,  coiled like a lyncher's rope,Eyes—fagots,Lips—old scars, or the first red blisters,Breath—the last sweet scent of cane,And her slim body, white as the ash  of black flesh after flame.
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