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The more united a family,
the worse is the blow.
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A family's strength and joy
can be destroyed in one blow.
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In the woods,
behind the house...
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under the taller trees,
when the sunlight created
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a gentle and joyous
play of shadows.
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After the smell of roasted meat...
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was gone, through the leaves
of the fuller trees,
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the cloth, that was spread over
the calm grass, was folded away.
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And I watched it,
sitting next to a trunk,
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the frantic preparations
for the dance;
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young men and women
rushing around,
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my sisters joined in,
with their country ways...
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wearing light,
bright dresses...
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along with love's promise
of a greater love.
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Running graciously,
they filled the woods with laughter...
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they carried baskets of fruit to
where the tablecloth had been.
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The melons and watermelons
were joyously split.