David McLansky Biography

No stillness filled the air,
The Nation didn't pause
Speechless with despair;
No limousine procession
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Give me not
Your nubile girls
Experts on the course of life,
Whose baby cheeks
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They told us all 'to just stay put, '
Breathing ashes and blackened soot,
'Put a towel against the door, '
'Wet it first, put it on the floor; '
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As I stole into your garden
The conifers thick upon the margin;
Sharp with needles that pinched my skin
That didn't want to let me in;
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Vhia = Welcome to the Family

You radiate such sparkling joy
Your happiness contagious
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