Maureen Is Tall and Lovely, a Slender Tree

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Maureen is tall and lovely, a slender tree
About to vanish into delicate leaf.
Underneath her graceful bas-relief
Rest a curious and impertinent mind,
Even temper, and a heart that's kind.
Elect to view her as an object and see
Not even one tenth of what the world could be.

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