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"Testimonial."

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Back when the Earth was new
and heaven just a whisper,

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back when the names of things
hadn't had time to stick,

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back when the smallest breezes
melted summer into autumn, when

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all the poplars quivered
sweetly in rank and file,

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the world called,
and I answered.

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Each glance ignited to a gaze.

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I caught my breath
and called that life,

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swooned between spoonfuls
of lemon sorbet.

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I was pirouette and flourish.

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I was filigree and flame.

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How could I count my blessings
when I didn't know their names?

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Back when everything
was still to come,

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luck leaked out everywhere.

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And I gave my
promise to the world,

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and the world followed me here.

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