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And I'll leave you--

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because we were talking
about Shakespeare at dinner.

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Shakespeare used to end his
poems, his plays, with a song.

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This is called "Almost Happy."

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"The goldfish is
dead this morning

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on the bottom of her world.

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The autumn sky is white.

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The trees are coming
apart in the cold rain.

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Loneliness gets
closer and closer.

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He drinks hot tea,
and sings off key.

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This train ain't a-goin'
home train, this train.

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This isn't a goin'
home train, this train.

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This train ain't a-goin' home,
'cause my home's on a goin'

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away train, that train."

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Thank you.

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I hope those of you who don't
write poetry can understand what

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it [INAUDIBLE].

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It used to be said poets have in
a smaller audience [INAUDIBLE]..

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And they would say that a poet
is like a man with a handful of

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rose petals, dropping
them into the Grand Canyon

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and waiting to hear
them hit botttom.

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