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Hymn of the Jingke Flower single work   poetry   "Up comes the sun in streams of fire,"
Issue Details: First known date: 1946... 1946 Hymn of the Jingke Flower
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Notes

  • Author's note: The following verses are original, and are based on the [Aboriginal] belief that in the season when the mistletoe (Devil Flower) blooms, the devils (Jingkes) are then more vicious and cunning than at any other time of the year.

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