Poem
By Eileen Spinelli
Arctic tundra,
Arctic tundra,
How does your garden grow?
With lupine seeds
And fireweeds
And bearberries …
Arctic tundra,
How does your garden grow?
With lupine seeds
And fireweeds
And bearberries …
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