With a Wave of His Hand

    Egypt’s Pharoah claimed ‘The Nile is mine’ 
       With a wave of his hand - its waters, wine

    Scores of leaders today in outright denial
       Back then only Pharaoh, King of ‘Da Nile’
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May 29, 2024 at 10:04 AM
Love it, denial, da nile is so prevalent, that and I'm sorry after being caught at something, you know better than to have done. DM
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