<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=434159" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>Cups of Sugar</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">As the dawning of truth...<br>Identified by its fresh clarity, <br>Ascends upon a much confused<br>And mentally abused land.<br>The sound of chirping birds, <br>Have found a new meaning...<br>Upon attentive and listening ears.<br>Signs of foreclosures line suburban streets, <br>As if the trees have brought home new companions.<br>No more peeking out the window at Jane and Bob! <br>Even the Joneses next door, <br>Are at a loss to maintain pretensions! <br>Something in the air has changed.<br>And it has escaped, <br>Deplorable and declining credit ratings! <br>Burdens appear to lift.<br>This truth comes to confirm rumors spread.<br>Some remove their sunglasses to welcome it.<br>They stand unafraid to show every detail of their flaws.<br>Others...<br>Do their best to look acceptable.<br>Adorning disguises.<br>As they travel from home to home...<br>To borrow cups of sugar! <br>And rushing back to darkened nests, <br>To dress by candlelight.<br>To prepare themselves for invited guests.<br>Who will come, <br>Hopefully...<br>Bearing smiles and offers, <br>They can not afford to refuse.</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=Lawrence+S.+Pertillar">Lawrence S. Pertillar</a><div class=q> <img src="https://www.citatepedia.ro/g/32share.png" style="float:left" alt="Share"> <script type="text/javascript" src="//s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js#pubid=citatepedia" async="async"></script><div style="display:inline-block" class="addthis_sharing_toolbox" data-url="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=434159" data-title="Cups of Sugar de Lawrence S. Pertillar" data-description="As the dawning of truth... Identified by its fresh clarity, Ascends upon a much confused And mentally abused land. The sound of chirping birds, Have found a new meaning... Upon attentive and listening ears. Signs of foreclosures line suburban st..."></div> </div> </div>

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