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AN OLD THOUGHT by CHARLES HENRY LUDERS

First Line: FRAMED IN THE CAVERNOUS FIREPLACE SITS A BOY
Last Line: THE OTHER MARKS THEM CRUMBLE, SILENTLY.

FRAMED in the cavernous fire-place sits a boy,
Watching the embers from his grand-sire's knee:
One sees red castles rise, and laughs with joy;
The other marks them crumble, silently.



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