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Not In StoneSometimes, instead of yelling / she would carve. / She had had a book on whittling since she was eleven,
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OperaKilled off in a cascade of musical notes. / Johnothan was just the butler, / but despite his minor role
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An Old DogThat dog / sat outside that house / for two and a half years.
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8 WeeksWhen she's gone, / it's like not having / a heart.
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MemoriesTheir are boxes / and boxes, / and it's all
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The Path of MenHis mouth was a rigid, stony line and his eyes flickered in red firelight. He loved a woman, and she stood ahead of him, and looked back. / “I hate you, and you could not possibly know how fiercely.” To him, her words rang out like wonderful bells on the most peaceful day. He heard her words but failed to listen, love had deafened him, and their meaning was lost on him. She jumped from the edge into endless light, he looked after, but could not follow. Like a child he was lost. He did not understand. / He wandered. For eternities he searched, confused, and drunk from love he did not know he had lost.
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Classical MusicClassical music is great / because instant by instant, / it amazes you.
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BeautyKnuckles crack / and matches are struck. / He lights his pipe,
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There Are Some Things That Are For SureHe's got it / and she's got it. / You've got it and
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