once upon a twice we sang and we cried
until gradual came quickly and the bigshots lied
there until a here was distance shut still
i’ll achieve perfection was perfection going nil
dark until some light we groped then we stared
until illusion died clearly beyond the visually impaired
here until a there was distortion made blind
when much of maligned mankind became carelessly unkind
no until a yes we loved and we hugged
twice a robber robbed himself of wisdom and the thief got mugged
theirs upon a hear as the songs played on
leave delusion in the night and be the light of dawn
[Note: The following is a photo of a 24K Goldenback Shrimp that is one of the three varieties that i keep and breed in aquariums. A previous posting of mine had Painted Fire Red Shrimp photos in it. This particular shrimp is a female and she gave birth to most of her young. However, if you look closely, you can see — behind her hind legs in what is called the skirt region — a few young still being carried in egg sacs. When the shrimp are born, they are tiny versions of their parents, but only around the size of a comma in a sentence.]
24K Goldenback Shrimp (1) Photo by Thomas Peace c. 2018
24K Goldenback Shrimp (2) Photo by Thomas Peace c. 2018
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