Forty-One Does Well What Few Can Do

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Forty-one does well what few can do -
Operate on mangled wrists and hands,
Restoring them to functionality.
That such a gift is rare she understands,
Yet home and office sometimes block her view.

Often, though, amid the day's demands,
Not really thinking what she knows is true,
Engrossed in work, she's pleased as she can be.

Copyright by Nicholas Gordon. Free for personal or non-commercial use.

Music: Peace Within. By Peter Rudenko. Performed by Peter Rudenko at the Free Music Archive
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