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You've seen Balloons setHaven't You?
So stately they ascend
It is as Swansdiscarded You,
For Duties Diamond
Their Liquid Feet go softly out
Upon a Sea of Blonde
They spurn the Air, as t'were too mean
For Creatures so renowned
Their Ribbons just beyond the eye
They strugglesomefor Breath
And yet the Crowd applaud, below
They would not encoreDeath
The Gilded Creature strainsand spins
Trips frantic in a Tree
Tears open her imperial Veins
And tumbles in the Sea
The Crowdretire with an Oath
The Dust in Streetsgo down
And Clerks in Counting Rooms
Observe"'Twas only a Balloon"
