Danse Macabre.(Poem)

From: Quadrant | Date: June 1, 2003| Author: Liscinski, I.R. | Copyright information 
 
DANSE MACABRE 
 
   What a charming surprise--a 
   European style village 
   in the drab Australian bush 
   with lovingly cared for gardens 
   blossoming luxuriantly lush 
   like in an earthly Paradise. 
 
   Alas, it's a retirement village 
   for the ethnic senior citizens 
   who have come to die 
   in this funeral village 
   far from their own ...

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