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Will Work For Food

Against a fence, glib looks descend; somethings will not mend. Pockets empty, belly too, fill it With sweepings, firewood chopped From dried old yew. Ignomeny? Plain to see. The past Can’t rescue,what’s not there to see.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2015




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Date: 7/11/2015 8:14:00 AM
Very cleverly penned Peter - I am thankful we have no visible homeless or hungry here on our Island but I realise it is an issue elsewhere:-( hugs jan xx
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