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The Drought

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The old man had lived for years On this thriving patch of land The winter's mild, the summer long And all the flowers for friends Didn't need anyone to talk to Alone at the window still The harvest in autumn kept him alive He hadn't seen anyone in a while This year was different The rain had been staying away for weeks And the soil in the garden was barren and bleak He dug a trench To fill with water and he prayed But the gardeners flowers were dead The gardeners flowers Were dead At night in the dark He searched for light, for a spark He went down in the cold To seek like a loon for fools gold Nothing to be found, nothing The soil as dry as his lungs, pant for breath The blood in his veins seemed to fade as well As well And the soil in the garden was barren and bleak The old man had lived for years On this thriving patch of land The winter's mild, the summer long And all the flowers for friends Didn't need anyone to talk to Alone at the window still The harvest in autumn kept him alive Now he surely had to die This year was different The rain had been staying away for weeks And the soil in the garden was barren and bleak He dug a trench To fill with water and he prayed But the gardeners flowers were dead