Verities
Into every life a little ax must fall.
Every dog has its choke chain.
Every cloud has a shadow.
Better dead than fed.
He who laughs, will not last.
Sticks and stones will break you,
and then the names of things will be changed.
A stitch in time saves no one.
The darkest hour comes.
roses ... are red
roses...are red
roses . . . are red
violets are blue. . . .
violets are blue....
Ray's roses are "red"""
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Pasadena, CA
Structure
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