<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div dir="auto" style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; color: rgb(13, 13, 13); -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(13, 13, 13); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;" class=""><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;" class="">Revelers</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; color: rgb(13, 13, 13); -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(13, 13, 13); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; min-height: 17px;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class=""></span><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; color: rgb(13, 13, 13); -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(13, 13, 13); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class=""><br class="">
</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; color: rgb(13, 13, 13); -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(13, 13, 13); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class="">Call it a spare time..</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; color: rgb(13, 13, 13); -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(13, 13, 13); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class="">dark afternoons</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; color: rgb(13, 13, 13); -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(13, 13, 13); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class="">and the bones of trees</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; color: rgb(13, 13, 13); -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(13, 13, 13); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class="">rattling against the sky.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; color: rgb(13, 13, 13); -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(13, 13, 13); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class="">We could use more hope,</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; color: rgb(13, 13, 13); -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(13, 13, 13); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class="">or reason for hope. The sea</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; color: rgb(13, 13, 13); -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(13, 13, 13); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class="">is rising, and bombs are planted</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; color: rgb(13, 13, 13); -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(13, 13, 13); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class="">in the marketplace. </span></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; color: rgb(13, 13, 13); -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(13, 13, 13); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class="">It might be better to </span></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; color: rgb(13, 13, 13); -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(13, 13, 13); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class="">just go to bed.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; color: rgb(13, 13, 13); -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(13, 13, 13); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class="">It might be better to </span></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; color: rgb(13, 13, 13); -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(13, 13, 13); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class="">turn out the lights and</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; color: rgb(13, 13, 13); -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(13, 13, 13); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class="">wait for the end to come.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; color: rgb(13, 13, 13); -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(13, 13, 13); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; min-height: 17px;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class=""></span><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; color: rgb(13, 13, 13); -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(13, 13, 13); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class="">The only other choice</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; color: rgb(13, 13, 13); -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(13, 13, 13); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class="">is dancing. That and to sing</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; color: rgb(13, 13, 13); -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(13, 13, 13); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class="">sturdy songs that have held up</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; color: rgb(13, 13, 13); -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(13, 13, 13); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class="">across the winters,</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; color: rgb(13, 13, 13); -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(13, 13, 13); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class="">drink wine the deep red of blood</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; color: rgb(13, 13, 13); -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(13, 13, 13); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class="">that has not been shed,</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; color: rgb(13, 13, 13); -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(13, 13, 13); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class="">feast, tell tales of heroes who</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; color: rgb(13, 13, 13); -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(13, 13, 13); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class="">strode or stumbled through</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; color: rgb(13, 13, 13); -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(13, 13, 13); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class="">their own bleak times.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; color: rgb(13, 13, 13); -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(13, 13, 13); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; min-height: 17px;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class=""></span><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; color: rgb(13, 13, 13); -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(13, 13, 13); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class="">When in doubt,</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; color: rgb(13, 13, 13); -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(13, 13, 13); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class="">revel in the darkness.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; color: rgb(13, 13, 13); -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(13, 13, 13); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class="">Each act of celebration</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; color: rgb(13, 13, 13); -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(13, 13, 13); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class="">is a spark.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; color: rgb(13, 13, 13); -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(13, 13, 13); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class="">Together they bring</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; color: rgb(13, 13, 13); -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(13, 13, 13); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class="">back the sun.</span></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; color: rgb(13, 13, 13); -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(13, 13, 13); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; min-height: 17px;" class=""><span style="font-kerning: none" class=""></span><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; color: rgb(13, 13, 13); -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(13, 13, 13); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial;" class=""><span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;" class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>- Lynn Ungar</span></div></div></body></html>