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A new poem

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Francis Blaise Gillis
Mar 03, 2023
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silver Turkish teapot pouring brown liquid in white and blue striped ceramic cup
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Breakfast proper. The Globe and Mail.
I like my little, ordered life:
The crossword with my second cup
and all day long no sign of strife.

Such comfort, order have their place.
Yet deeper meaning calls the soul
to love and be loved come what may
and in the playhouse don a role. 

Yes don a costume proud or plain,
be a kโ€ฆ
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Francis Gillis, who lives in Toronto, Canada, attended a minor seminary in the USA, where he fell in love with America. After a career writing for business clients, he now devotes his time to fiction and poetry.
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