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| PINK FLOYD:: SHINE ON YOU CRAZY DIAMOND |
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| TOO SOON THE SUN DOES SET November sunset comes too soon The ancient ones become restless Greedy for the gold and pink stripes of August nights Craving them like candy Their eyes glaze Their bodies lean into the durable medical equipment of choice Melding into a single snail pace movement Aching bones and bewilderment etched In deeply lined faces They traverse to the commons room Where Halloween puzzles have been abandoned Half finished Jack O' Lanterns stare up from the table winking Confused, the elderly parade continues Now under the wing of “that nurse” She guides them to their appropriate rooms Reorients as best she can Then leaves them safely tucked beneath flowered quilts Cursing the sunset of November nights by Sheryl McCurdy |
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