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The oak and the willow, again

Posted on June 11, 2020 by Mikels Skele
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My country is like the willow
envious of the sky piercing oak
unaware that the tall, stiff,
top-heavy and shallow rooted
oak, standing amidst the remains
of its kindred, pines for
the resilience of the willow

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