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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
LONG ISLAND, by MARVIN BELL Poet Analysis Poet's Biography
First Line: The things I did, I did because of trees
Last Line: And life in the upturned bellies of the fishkill in the creek.
Subject(s): Children; Long Island (n.y.); Mathematics; Memory; Childhood
First Line: The things I did, I did because of trees
Last Line: And life in the upturned bellies of the fishkill in the creek.
Subject(s): Children; Long Island (n.y.); Mathematics; Memory; Childhood
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