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There lived a man, a crooked man Whose shadow far did it trail He walked with aching joints And clumsy footfalls ever so frail The man who seemed to have prized his solitude This company he could never appreciate He had made this journey in a futile attempt To flee from his grounded mate The man had cursed and hurled stones at it He shouted with his old, failing voice Made known that he didn't want to be stalked He begged to be granted his choice But the man whose eyes were used and grey He never could see very well We see him berating his own crooked shadow For he was old and never could tell He hastened his pace but his shadow still stuck As long as his feet touched the ground At times he would rest, at the foot or the crest Breathing heavily without a sound Know this man, the crooked man Whose clothes were tattered and torn See this man, the crooked man Whose body was tired and worn
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Sep 22, 2016
Sep 22, 2016 at 10:48 AM UTC
Tired and Worn (II)
There lived a man, a crooked man Whose shadow far did it trail He walked with aching joints And clumsy footfalls ever so frail The man who seemed to have prized his solitude This company he could never appreciate He had made this journey in a futile attempt To flee from his grounded mate The man had cursed and hurled stones at it He shouted with his old, failing voice Made known that he didn't want to be stalked He begged to be granted his choice But the man whose eyes were used and grey He never could see very well We see him berating his own crooked shadow For he was old and never could tell He hastened his pace but his shadow still stuck As long as his feet touched the ground At times he would rest, at the foot or the crest Breathing heavily without a sound Know this man, the crooked man Whose clothes were tattered and torn See this man, the crooked man Whose body was tired and worn
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Sep 22, 2016
Sep 22, 2016 at 10:48 AM UTC
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