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Passing Through We are like two sailing ships Passing through a narrow canal Veteran captains standing  on our decks We nod heads to each other In acknowledgement as if to say Congratulations on a job well done The sails of our boats once taut now sag A sign of the relics we have become In our hey day We were the top of our class The envy of the fleet Known for speed and cunningness The scourge of the open seas Few willing to take us on in a battle of the minds Feared in competition Avoided where possible But alas like all things in life There is decline and decay awaiting us When you know the time has come For navigating into the sunset for safe harbor All that is left is to idle away time Sitting on the sandy shore until... Andreas Simic©
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Feb 6, 2022
Feb 6, 2022 at 9:28 AM UTC
Passing Through
Passing Through We are like two sailing ships Passing through a narrow canal Veteran captains standing  on our decks We nod heads to each other In acknowledgement as if to say Congratulations on a job well done The sails of our boats once taut now sag A sign of the relics we have become In our hey day We were the top of our class The envy of the fleet Known for speed and cunningness The scourge of the open seas Few willing to take us on in a battle of the minds Feared in competition Avoided where possible But alas like all things in life There is decline and decay awaiting us When you know the time has come For navigating into the sunset for safe harbor All that is left is to idle away time Sitting on the sandy shore until... Andreas Simic©
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Feb 6, 2022
Feb 6, 2022 at 9:28 AM UTC
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