With one hand
Holding his stick,
With the other
Supporting his painful back,
The old man tried
To lift himself up,
But his head began to swim,
And he sat, or rather fell in his chair,
And, in despair,
Turned away his eyes
From the window that had framed
The blossoming green of the garden.
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