GO AND CATCH A FALLING STAR

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Out of a world of dreariness

The sudden radiance of you

Burst meteor-like

And taught my heart to sing once more

Gay melodies of happy youth

Too soon lost to clod-like conformity.

Still like that meteor,

That portion of my sky

So quickly lit

As soon grew dark again.

But ever there remains

The memory of your golden warmth.

by Rick

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