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"You look young for your age,"
Said the impersonal stranger
Writing from his postcard stronghold
In the cybernaut dimension.
Age not withstanding,..
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There was little time to devote to reflection
As we stared at the stone that bears his name
On the verdant hill above the river.
We had toured his ..
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As if time's dominion was ever in doubt,
See how in a lifespan three wracks came about:
First Seneca's Sentinel tumbled down;
Next, Wall Arch colla..
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I just met one man of my dreams--
I say "one" for I have multifarious dreams--
Who is bright and bold and articulate,
Worldly, industrious, and n..
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One sot says to his fellow sot:
"Why don't they love us? Another shot!"
The second then says to sot the first:
"Damn our vile and unquenchable thir..
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Pink snowdrifts
From double cherries
Collect in gutters,
Get swept into sewers.
Our magical streetscapes
Last but a few days.
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Denying the truth, denying reality
Relieves the pain for only an instant;
It cannot effect a lasting cure,
For the ills of the world exist and pers..
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He's achingly lonely, lost in a maze
Of self-reflection. He can't relate
To the opposite sex, despite his urges.
Therefore, he takes the easy route..
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Even in an idyllic retreat,
Frustration intrudes and shakes the foundation,
Catapulting dishes from shelves and swaying
The chandeliers deliriously..
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A character out of Dostoevsky,
Steeped in sentimental misery,
May be entertaining to read about,
But you don't want to live with him!
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