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“On Taking from the Top to Broaden the Base” by Robert Frost 🇺🇸 (26 Mar 1874 – 29 Jan 1963)
Roll stones down on our head!
You squat old pyramid,
Your last good avalanche
Was long since slid.
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Your top has sunk too low,
Your base has spread too wide,
For you to roll one stone
Down if you tried.
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But even at the word
A pebble hit the roof,
Another shot through glass
Demanding proof.
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Before their panic hands
Were fighting for the latch,
The mud came in one cold
Unleavened batch.
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And none was left to prate
Of an old mountain’s case
That still took from its top
To broaden its base.