By the window I sit watching
cars move slowly down the street
My life is moving in slow motion
I am like a drop of water in a large ocean
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A snail moves at a faster pace than I
Could he and that frog in the pond run a race
Why do I feel so incomplete
Since our last embrace
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My heart longs for you my sweet
If only once more your dear face I could greet
I know that we again will meet
Till that day into my small world I retreat
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Yesterday's work has now taken a back seat
morose replaces joy - what a defeat
Children walk down the street laughing and talking
Life goes on - the sun shines - the birds sing
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Wind causes the leaves to whirl
I wish my tattered wings I could unfurl
Someday the snail will fly - as the frog dances a jig
For now here by the window I sit watching the cars go by