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Audio and Video Music:
The Scent of Cedars.
By Philipp
Weigl.
Performed by
Philipp Weigl
at the
Free Music Archive
under an Attribution
License.
Copyright by
Nicholas Gordon
Christopher's a
quiet, sheltered pool
Hidden well within a garden wall.
Remembrances of fragmentary bliss
Inspire him to seek the source of peace.
Silently he meditates, while leading
The exemplary suburban life, receding
Oddly into happiness. His lease
Passes like a slow, distracted kiss.
He discovers nothing. He finds no source at all.
Each day is ground and polished like a jewel.
Regarding life, Christopher's no
fool.
Copyright by Nicholas Gordon. Free for personal or non-commercial use.
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