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O little Tallahassee town,
How still we see thee lie.
The graduates in cap and gown.
Have said their last goodbye.
The lawyers and reporters,
Too, have gone on their way.
The hopes and fears
Of all the years. . .
Are somewhere else today.
 

How silently, how silently,
The peace and calm restored.
The ballots which arrived by truck
Back to their local Board.
No longer are we mentioned
In nightly network news.
Professors take
Their Christmas break—
And Tally Town can snooze.

cat haiku Less Cirrus Ode to my Lost Mind