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Life, the fragile orb, moved
in that high mountainous land
sliding
smoothly,
swiftly,
serenely;
'til suddenly--
as
if
pierced
by
a
pin--
it burst.
Deflated it fell
leaving behind its shell
progeny conceived unknowingly;
thoughtlessly plopped
into a puddle of mud.
Lynne Gass
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