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Where One Unburdens the Heart
ah, morning greenery soothes the eyes,
caresses the mind, unburdens the heart:
a week ago, a man of wealth and fame
sat on this bench and, the papers said,
blasted away his worried, weary brains;
except for a note about a hollow burden
of a fully empty, affluent life, of his death
in this park nothing more today remains;
but now, from atop this same cold bench,
a cute, little girl, barely three, happily hops
onto the grass, looks down and around;
she peers curiously and smiles at an ant
that stumbles along with some hefty load,
cheering it on as it crawls on the ground.
ah, morning greenery soothes the eyes,
caresses the mind, unburdens the heart.
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Romeo Naces
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