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Wednesday, June 8, 2022

A Poem by Nanao

 Sit Quietly


If you have time to chatter,
Read books
If you have time to read,
Walk into the mountain, desert, and ocean
If you have time to walk,
Sing songs and dance
If  you have time to dance,
Sit quiety, you Happy Lucky Idiot.

- Nanao Sakaki

thanks Barton Stone

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