xvi. materialistic joy

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but flowers, he said;
flowers stand
beautiful and tall,
but flowers, she said;
flowers also
wilt and fall,
they wither and die,
as time passes by,
and no one can tell,
how long since they
fell.

but rocks, she said;
rocks last forever,
but rocks, he said;
rocks are beautiful
never,
no, she said,
they run fascinating
lines,
with enough pressure,
they begin to
shine.

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