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Noah’s Ark

Noah Sonnet - by William Oliphant

{ Poem }

Brocht up, lan’ loaked in Asia Minor, ah’d
/ Nae problem learnin hoo ti spoon ma brose
/ Avoidin voyages. Though life wis…

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