The Day Lady Died
The Day Lady Died
by Frank O'Hara

The Day Lady Died Quotes

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Mortality Quotes

The Day Lady Died (title)

Memory and the Past Quotes

It is 12:20 in New York a Friday three days after Bastille day, yes it is 1959 and I go get a shoeshine (lines 1-3)

Society and Class Quotes

three days after Bastille Day (line 2)

Art and Culture Quotes

three days after Bastille day, yes (line 2)