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From deep in the dresser, I say, from deep in the dresser,

Where Adam stored the dreams from Eve's mirror,

Gee I wish I had written that

Or taken the WoW photo

Illustrating the poem

The house in the sunset

Or even if I could run again

My Sensei says at 82

Running too hard on the knees

So I kick ass instead

In Karate

And right now

My left foot slightly unusable

My head foggy from gout

I remember one of my best runs

I'm at some conference

With my attractive wife

We still have no kids

After ten years married

And I run through

Maybe the most beautiful town

On the continent

San Antonio

The River walk

I should stop here

Haven't yet put on

This morning's socks

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Wait, you're only 82? I thought you recently said you'd turned 90? You're young yet!

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82 year old baby

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Thank you for the rerun, Jonathan. The loveliness of it...

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Thank you, Fotini

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Quite grand, Jonathan!

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Thank you, Gary!

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A great choice to pull from the archives, Jonathan. I love how you intertwine themes throughout this tale.

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Thank you, Rod -- yes, it was a fun one to write.

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This is enchanting. I can't say that I understand all that it entails, but hope over time it will tell.

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Thank you, Bliss

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that socks....!

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my socks have a run in them

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A ragged nest of twigs and stems, intertwined with little bits of grass and string bearing neither rhyme nor reason until suddenly, like kaleidoscopic gems falling into place to form a complete picture, that messy ragged nest becomes an inticately woven container of comprehension.

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This made me smile — thank you.

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