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Poem Title   Author
Late February
Apr. 4, 2010
 
Late For Summer Weather
Sep. 12, 2007
 
Late Hours
Jul. 3, 1997
 
Late Poem to My Father
Nov. 17, 2005
 
Late September
Oct. 2, 2014
 
Late Show
Sep. 4, 1998
 
Late Snow
Apr. 13, 1996
 
Late Winter Rains
Mar. 3, 2009
 
 
Latin Lessons
Aug. 2, 2006
 
Latina Worker
Jul. 14, 2009
 
Laughing Song
Jun. 21, 2012
 
Laundry
Sep. 19, 2008
 
Lay Your Sleeping Head My Love
Sep. 5, 1998
 
 
Leaning In
Dec. 21, 2012
 
Leaning Together in a Storm
Oct. 23, 2006
 
Learning Animals and Insects in Third Grade
Nov. 29, 2011
 
Learning Italian Slowly
Feb. 3, 2013
 
 
Learning to Adjust
Nov. 25, 1996
 
Learning to Float
Jun. 24, 2006
May. 13, 2002
 
Learning to Love America
Sep. 24, 2007
 
Leave-Taking
Aug. 11, 2012
 
Leaves
Aug. 8, 1994
 

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