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While the Year Is New
Posted by Douglas, Jan 1, 2009. 818 views. ID = 2180
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While the year is new
And wrapped in mystery,
Like long awaited gifts
Beneath the Christmas tree,
Whose wrapping I would tear
With eager strokes and swift
Until at last I found
The secret of my gift,
Then I recall that life
Does not unwrap this way,
But slowly is revealed
From day to passing day.
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