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The dreary flies, lazy and casual,
Stick to the ceiling, buzz along the wall.
O heart, the spider shuffles from the mould
Weaving, between the pinks and grapes, his pall.
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Allen Tate (1899–1979), U.S. poet, critic. "Mother and Son."
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