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Rattlesnake Cane RE: Psalm 54 He will requite my enemies with evil . (Psalm 54:5, RSV) sinuous vines grip a dogwood tree, girdling bark in a stranglehold a folk artist gives tree and vine revelation a snake writhes to light in honeysuckle hugging the tree for life hid the subtle serpent the wicked flourish for a season, twisted by evil they embrace —Charles A. Swanson 46 ...

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