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Daintily swaying In the new morning Accompanied by a family mourning
A rafflesia-esque stench A witness vagabond A bewildered child on a bench
She is a pendulum In a tree of wisteria Her finale causing mass hysteria
The poem seems to describe a woman, Marcette, found hanging from a wisteria tree in the early morning. The title calls her a "swamp hag," and the quotation marks around "her" suggest that this label isn't quite hers to own. It may be how others see her, or a name she has been given.
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