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Bart Edelman 63 STORIES We tell them often: To pass the time, Share some new joy, Hush an old grief, Teach a lesson. It is, perhaps, The only moment When we remain children, Listening intently For a beginning, A middle And an end; Sustaining belief, At least in that instant, When all seems possible And no world is without A complimentary admission. Each day of our lives We are privy to stories— Unblemished by lies And the invisible lines Which separate fact from fiction. By nightfall’s edge We crawl safely back home, Where we breathlessly watch All the news that’s fit to print And then retreat to sleep, Waking early the next morning, Eager to turn the page again. ...

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