... (XI)

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                I

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There are times, to be sure,

Where it becomes solely a matter of grit,

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Of heart:

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When the pebble gets caught in the cogs,

In the twisting of machinery,

And yet refuses to be made sand

On account of its inflexibility.

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                II

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This world provides us nothing -

Every inch to be carved out -

And so damn to all velleity

And give all obstinance to doubt.

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In the world of grinding gears,

Of pistons and the pound,

It was purchase from the pebble

That brought the machine

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Down.

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