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[Manuscript Poem] “Like A Poppy On A Tower”

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Mary Webb. “’Like a Poppy on a Tower.’” Manuscript poem, one leaf, 5″ x 6¾″, on white laid ruled paper, ten lines, black ink. Trimmed from a larger sheet. This rhymed couplet evokes wild flowers on an historic ruin, with poppy petals drifting and scattering with the wind.