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Why unripe grapes are sharp, prithee explain,

By Omar Khayyam

Why unripe grapes are sharp, prithee explain,
And then grow sweet, while wine is sharp again?
When one has carved a block into a lute,
Can he from that same block a pipe obtain?

Form: Quatrain

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