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Leaves of Grass

Read 'Leaves of Grass' by 'Lam Quang My' and provide your summary and literary analysis in the comments section below.

Leaves of Grass by Lam Quang My

Sometimes I am a leaf of grass,
gently borne upon the water.
Sometimes I am a leaf of grass
struck by a wave and sunk.

Sometimes I am a leaf of grass,
drinking rain the long night through.
Sometimes I am a leaf of grass
dry from thirsting for one drop.

Sometimes I am a leaf of grass
rocking in the softest wind.
Sometimes I am a leaf of grass
trampled roughly underfoot!

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