Owls Do Cry, pt, 1, chap. 4, 1961
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What use the green river, the gold place, if time and
death pinned human in the pocket of my land not rest
from taking underground the green all-willowed and
white rose and bean flower and morning-mist picnic of
song in pepper-pot breast of thrush?
— Janet Frame
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This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "What use the green river, the gold place, if time and
death pinned human in the pocket of my land not rest
from taking underground the green all-willowed and
white rose and bean flower and morning-mist picnic of
song in pepper-pot breast of thrush?" in the context of "Owls Do Cry, pt, 1, chap. 4, 1961" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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Nene Janet Paterson Clutha (28 August 1924– 29 January 2004) was a New Zealand author who published under the name Janet Frame. She wrote novels, short stories, poetry, juvenile fiction, and an autobiography. Frame's celebrity derived from her dramatic personal history as well as her literary career.
About Janet Frame
Nene Janet Paterson Clutha (28 August 1924– 29 January 2004) was a New Zealand author who published under the name Janet Frame. She wrote novels, short stories, poetry, juvenile fiction, and an autobiography. Frame's celebrity derived from her dramatic personal history as well as her literary career.
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