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Silver and tin

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And for you

Who don't see
The dark
Behind the
Curtain
I tip 
My hat 
It would be
A thing
To see
Sunlight
Behind the shadows
And not think
It a trick
Of the mind
We were
You see
Born
In darkness
And 
For a time
We were happy 
There
Yet now
We've been given
A glimpse
Of something 
Shiny
And though 
We have no 
Wings
We're all
Magpies
At 
Heart
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Anthony

Sat 29th Nov 2014 18:16

No. You're exactly right. It's also why I chose tin and not gold for the title

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Cynthia Buell Thomas

Fri 28th Nov 2014 16:35

Living with you must be very interesting, never being sure of what your observations are, or where they will take you. I do like the implication of 'Silver or Tin'; (although tin is really far more intrinsically valuable than silver has ever been.) Perhaps I misinterpret the intent- no relationship to 'all that glitters...' at all.

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