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The Lazy Roof

by Gelett Burgess

The Roof it has a Lazy Time
A-Lying in the Sun;
The Walls, they have to Hold Him Up;
They do Not Have Much Fun!




Quotes of the Day

Time is too slow for those who wait, too swift for those who fear, too long for those who grieve, too short for those who rejoice, but for those who love, time is eternity.
• Henry Van Dyke


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    Well, I Have Lost You
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