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Sep 2023
We cannot create
heaven or earth —
nor must we,
for these are given.

But waters encroach,
fish float,
beasts perish,
and humans fall prey
to darkness.

So we must write,
must write just
to let there be,
let there be light!
© 1990 by Jack Morris
Strangerous
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Strangerous  New Orleans
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