DEWITT CLINTON
Up Early, Soon Realized I Might Still Be Here, Fed The Cat, Looked Out into First Light And Found “To The Tune ‘Picking Mulberries,’ Attributed to Li Ch’ing-chao And Wondered Why More light now than last night’s night, 6 degrees out, so perhaps I could wait For more sunlight so I’ll putter inside. Lately I’ve been listening to a lot of opera. Maybe I could warm up in a hot shower. Nothing to look at in the old mirror as What’s there was somewhat there just Yesterday, though I’ve noticed more age spots appearing But there’s no one here to see if I should Worry, so even though it’s not sunny I’ll raise the blinds, make an empty bed.
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