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City of Dreams

So nice they named it twice Skyscrapers, bright lights, and Broadway to entice Many come from both near and far Dreams of making it, sweet dreams of becoming a star Jostling for a seat at the round table Salivating for a bite of the Big Apple Crusted over orange skies with a nebulous veil Dreams slowly burn and morph into a nightmare, now, a different kind of tale

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Date: 7/1/2023 2:19:00 PM
Wow! Very good…use of great imagery!
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Stewart Watkins
Date: 7/1/2023 3:39:00 PM
Thank you. :-)

Book: Shattered Sighs