Leslie Briggs Biography

See the people run for shelter,
Notice embers, fire, smoke,
Children crying, Women screaming,
People coughing, hear them choke,
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Flip-flops, flip-flops, from where have you come?
From the beach, or the zoo, maybe even from Guam?
Tell me your stories; I’d like to hear these,
Have you walked to a shop for a ham sandwich with cheese?
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Longingly, I wait here, under willow branches,
Waiting for you, becoming very anxious,
Longingly, I sit here, damp from all the rain,
Waiting for you, so you can ease my pain,
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You are my sun,
You are my sky,
You are my moon,
You are my stars.
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Pirate skulls and bones,
Pirate ships and treasures,
Pirate seas and maps,
Pirate scales and measures.
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