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The Shining

Copyright R. N. Taber 2010

Boy drops a shiny new coin
into gutter and watches it dive
down a drain;
Boy chases after The Shining,
is soon swimming
for thrills with sewer rats
smelling of roses

Boy reaches an expanse
of sea, a glittering star-like icon
on waves sure to tease,
making sure it always stays
just out of reach
no matter how well he swims
or how far

Boy whose coin it was
dropped down a drain and swam
an odyssey smelling
of roses - grew up and learned
the hard way
how swimming with sewer rats
ain’t no fun

No surprises then
that Boy became a banker, having
already learned
how to swim with sewer rats
after The Shining
and succeed in coming up
smelling of roses

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