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I Could, But I don't

I could read or write by golden light As it sifts between the leaves; I could stand atop a mountain high To taste and smell the breeze; I could be Thoreau and know what’s life, Instead I watch TV. I am certain sans the slightest doubt There’s something very wrong with me.
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Nov 30, 2011
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