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Children of China

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Children of China 
David J Walker

When left to their own devices 
The vise and  the vices come out
And Catch both witless and wise 
 In clamps and  crimps and cramps in the 
Hard and darkened  damp 
Of a shade from the foreign Gamp made 
and shipped by children of China

who claim all rights  to name
the moon and Ursa Minor with
An option for the sun

When left to their own devices 
The witless  and wisest 
Sit side by side in priceless pride
And the cheapest priced prizes 
In an anniversary party  as the
Sun Also Set Rises 
	In the west

Copyright © | Year Posted 2021




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