And a lone piper,
In uniform and kilted regalia stood
Upon a cement parade ground
In driving rain
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The drones wailed a lament
As the melody soared in sonorous derge
Good, nostalgic tidings
Drowned in celestial tears
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Eras end amongst promises of better days
Lies abound in hearts drunk with power
Today, years later, tears fall in deluges
Torrential as on that dignified piper
