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C J Dennis - All Fools` Day
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Now is the day when arrant fools
   Play outworn tricks on sober men!
But, for the thoughtful soul that schools
   His mind to conning o`er again
Past folly, that he may see clear
   Faults of commission and neglect,
This is the day in all the year
   For help-inducing retrospect!

Myself, when young and confident,
   Walked ever proudly on my way;
With eyes set onward as I went
   I gave small heed to yesterday.
But, growing old, the once bright star
   Waned to a faint and sickly flame;
So faint I`d turn and gaze afar
   For help along the way I came.

A chastening exercise for me --
   This yearly task of harking back;
For what a piteous fool I see
   Comes tumbling up that thorny track!
I would cast ashes on my head
   Did consolation not recall
That in the end, when all is said,
   Both young and old, well -- aren`t we all?
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