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The Best And The Rest

We can't see the forest for the trees

By Sylvie GagnéPublished 3 years ago 1 min read
The Best And The Rest
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For ourselves we desire only the best

Peak health and fame, possessions the greatest

Keep on abusing Earth

For enriching the hearth

In a dying world, we'll forever rest

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About the Creator

Sylvie Gagné

I’m a high school teacher in a French Catholic board in Ontario, Canada.

I love traveling, cooking and listening to music.

I’ve always had a very imaginative mind since I was a child.

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