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Time Traveler

I once met a woman Strange yet so sad She told her life stories As she sat next to me She said she was a time traveler She had know many lives And all through her journey She had been many wives She told of her time in Tombstone Where on bar she loved to dance She was married to the banker Until embezzlement and greed to a hold The carried him to the gallows In the middle of town square Their they hung her husband While the whole town it glared She spoke of a farmer Who gave her two daughter's and a son She said he was one of her favorites He showed her the meaning of love His death it was tragic And a bit of a mess The tractor it ran over him He had no body, he had no face She told me a secret She said it would serve me so well She said cherish your loved ones For one day they will not be here Take in the small moments Don't worry of the big For one day you'll learn It's the surprises that take your breath away Pass on your kindness Leave plenty for the future Your legacy is the meaning of love And is truly what you will take with you

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