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Exhaust the little moment. Soon it dies. And be it gash or gold it will not come again in this identical guise.

Gwendolyn Brooks

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Beware the easy griefs / that fool and fuel nothing.
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As you get older, you find that often the wheat, disentangling itself from the chaff, comes out to meet you.
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With melted opals for my milk, Pearl-leaf for my cracker.
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Art hurts. Art urges voyages – and it is easier to stay at home.
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Already I am no longer looked at with lechery or love.
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It is brave to be involved.
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Truth-tellers are not always palatable. There is a preference for candy bars.
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The poetry is myself.
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People are so in need, in need of help. People want so much that they do not know.
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