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Wisdom

a perspective on sadness

By Sean ByersPublished 3 years ago Updated 2 months ago 1 min read

Clouds eclipse the sun

to hide a thing of beauty,

Like youth, to age, yields.

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About the Creator

Sean Byers

Literary hobbyist who, in an act of sophomoric hubris, once dreamed of writing the great American novel. In the meantime, I am content to write for the pleasure of the craft and whoever finds my work of any interest.

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