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 renascence
 the toad is passing
let the banished return
the blighted, bud anew
the fugitives, reclaim their lives
let discordant voices
be sweetened and smoothed
let feuds be forgiven
let the crabbed spine straighten
the lowered gaze grow level again
 the toads night is ending
let dawn sunder the shroud
let furtive glances end
let factions deliquesce, reconcile
let the spy-glass shatter
let beer steins be clicked
champagne flutes filled
songs be sung, paint be slung
let the sea, the earth, the atom, the tome
surrender to the scholar, the student
their secrets; let us illumine
the darkened archives
of our longing, plunge in,
bristling with new ideas
 the toads venom is spent
the spasm calmed, the seizure passed
let men and women look plainly
at each other and see a survivor
a colleague, a friend again
where before were only allies
and foes, let us ask
how are you? without fear
it will be unbearable
 the FUD of the toad has faltered
let the whispering end
let sycophancy cease
let his creatures flee to their holes
the pusillanimous find self respect  
let nepotism be remembered
as anathema, as a failing
let surveillance be blind
eavesdroppers, deaf
let respect be the norm
let us trust once again
let us share the same work
let the blasted common be sown
let the razed be built anew
let the builders songs resound
let the hollow pile be infused
with the radiance of learning
let the sick be healed
the mad, made sane
the faltering, embraced
the isolate, welcomed home
the enraged, calmed
let fidelity be celebrated
courage, celebrated
 let it be said
that when the toad came
painting all a poisonous hue
there were some few
whose hours and tears and marrow
were generously given
to purge the poison
to wash it away
let us never forget
the time of the toad is ending
let us remember and grow strong
 3 May 2007

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"let the sea, the earth, the atom, the tome
surrender to the scholar, the student
their secrets; let us illumine
the darkened archives
of our longing, plunge in,
bristling with new ideas"
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Amen.

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Lily


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Worth a kick and a re-reading.

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TGIF.

Thank God It's Friday.

Friday on My Mind.

Monday, Monday.

The new era begins.

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