And the marketplace shouldered the load, br As a main contingent excluded br What sacrifice people, the masses endured br To keep the thing afloat. br Surrey not for those stepping back a bit br From the high-times high-living meant br To surround, br They shall cousin each other smaller br Anecdotal pieces of what stripped pie br And less gluttony, the press of greed, br Salutary in accident and final campaign screening br That altogether wears out, wears down br Will be seen to anchor while uprooting's too br Wince, but slam not our offers to ground; br Untitled, un-fixed. br br Say to those encountering along a road, br Some worn path on the ground, br Say why in truth the lot is full br And the `tub without bottom.' br The lot; full of penitents! br Tub; holds not a drop br And Lord knows the anvil is a dent br In it's solid use and hammer invents a case br Could extract alembic truth br From whatever is loaded on screen br To sift and sieve lives through br To ground! br br Copyright 2002 Joe Duvernay. All rights reserved.