there’s less ahead than what came before
but when a man meets the mountain
he asks why it keeps standing there
& thinks not to count his blessings
the man would sooner meet a well
whereupon he’d drink deep down
plumbing the depths of misery
beneath the mistletoe abandoned
by TONY SINGLE
© All rights reserved 2025
unbolt me 
That’s a thought! Happy New Year, Tony!
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Thank you, Dolly, and a Happy New Year to you! ✨
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Quietly haunting and beautifully spare
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Thank you, good sir! 🙏
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Yes.
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🙏
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