the common stone is useful
though others seem to mock
praising up their special gems
not solid as a rock
there we have the flowers
for everybody's needs
though holding all together
is solid rock and weeds
solid rock and weeds
useful coarse-grained grit
turning soil fertile
yet, he is not worth it.
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