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Kindly Gray Hippie: “How did you feel when you drew this?”
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When in doubt, consult the classics [5:30 mark].
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Over on the Mindless Diversions site...
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I’ve always thought this poem, by A.R. Ammons , was just about perfect:
Small Song
The reeds giveway to the
wind and givethe wind away
Ah damn html. That should read
The reeds give [break]
way to the[break]
wind and give[break]
the wind away [break]
Sorry — sam
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