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Thursday, April 02, 2026

Campus Wordsmiths: "Summer Clothes"

Company to sun-filled days,

High hopes and no cares,

Were my denim shorts and twill shirts.

Cast I did, the heavy garments of old,

How I dug for them with the coming of the cold.

The light clothes of summer,

Light and light-colored,

They ask not where I am headed.

Care-free, inviting the wind,

They greet the breeze.

Romancing the sun,

They flutter and breathe.

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No questions they ask, if tossed,

Forgotten again, or lost

Under the next winter’s garb,

now gathering dust.

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