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From: r_engler@hvrford.UUCP (Engler)
Newsgroups: net.poems
Subject: TOO LATE
Message-ID: <169@hvrford.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 14-Jul-86 17:20:32 EDT
Article-I.D.: hvrford.169
Posted: Mon Jul 14 17:20:32 1986
Date-Received: Sat, 19-Jul-86 03:17:28 EDT
Organization: Haverford College, Haverford, PA
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     TOO LATE

They huddle in the corner
Trying to beat the cold
The rain drives down
Making it impossible to stay warm
Soaking wet, they shiver
Scared senseless, they shudder
The storm is fearsome
Yet through it all
They hold their color
Proud to be what they are
Golden in the faint autum light

The storm subsides
They'll get a break
Maybe a chance to dry
And, if lucky, blow away
Quickly, before the rain
Turns to snow
And the puddles 
To ice

I wish I could help
Their beautiful demise
Is my pleasure
I feel I owe them
Too bad they're already
Dead




			Rich Engler
			r_engler@hvrford