I Climbed a Tree Today
I am blessed to be of good health Ability still I do possess To do the things of bygone days Nearly seven decades have come
Edmond P. DeRousse
I am blessed to be of good health Ability still I do possess To do the things of bygone days Nearly seven decades have come
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