Thirty

Music: Fugue in G# Minor.
By Dmitri Shostakovich.
Sequenced for jazz ensemble by
J. Marques.

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Thirty labors in the desert heat,
Hot and sweaty, planting cactus gardens.
Inside the house the air is soft and cool.
Right beside him there's an eight-foot pool,
Though soon the saturated ground will harden.
Yet this will look quite lovely from the street.

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