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And this will be my last poem.

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This is a poem that's
so new, the title

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is handwritten thus far.

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So at the moment, it's
called Cold Pastoral,

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after On A Grecian
Urn, by Keats.

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We'll see how long that lasts.

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Cold Pastoral.

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"That our farm killed
my father is undeniable.

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I am convinced it killed his
brother as well, whose job it

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was to handle the Roundup.

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He died of brain cancer.

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What am I to do about this?

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To sell the land
would be revenge.

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But if I'm honest, I'd
rather sell my right eye.

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I take my girls to
the farm on holidays.

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They search barns for
discarded objects,

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treasures, an ancient telephone,
floating minnow bucket,

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KG Luneville Badonviller
teacup found on the dirt floor

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of the pigsty.

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There is a story there,
but no one left to tell it.

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The adults of my childhood
spoke quietly above me,

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always worried about
all of our lives,

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even though we owned the land
as far as the eye could see."

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Thank you, everyone.

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[APPLAUSE]

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