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The Earth Turns South/To an Enemy Nation

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4413228The Earth Turns South — To an Enemy NationClement Richardson Wood

TO AN ENEMY NATION

You have grown fat,—Too fat and grossTo leap and danceLike a slim maidenIn the doubtful Spring.
Your voice is hoarseWith hawking your body,Hoarse and cracked—You who once sangLike leaves in the wind.
And that slinking glance,—Can you never forgetThe red midnightWhen you sold your soul,Liberty?