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Recalled scenes, like diamonds gleam 
Scattered on velvet black 
Cloth of midnight shadows 
All laid out displayed in showcase 
Lining the dark chambers 
In this graying head, where 
the lamplight of recall is hung 
Illuminating a frontier 
where I stay always young.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2010

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