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It could be worse, my dear, it could be worse.
The world is ending—this was always true.
But that could be a blessing, not a curse.
We’ve made a sow’s ear out of a silk purse,
The permafrost is neither, sea’s less blue.
It could be worse, my dear, it could be worse.
In tragedy, the chorus moans in verse;
Prose is available to me and you,
And that could be a blessing, not a curse.
Some roles we improvise, and some rehearse;
Let’s swell a progress, start a scene or two!
It could be worse, my dear, it could be worse:
Grudges, infants, fears, small things we nurse.
The future is a dream that will come true.
But that could be a blessing, not a curse.
Only by spending, will love reimburse—
The world is ending. But that’s nothing new.
It could be worse, my dear, it could be worse,
And this could be a blessing, not a curse.

Tim Goulding, Evening Allihies Village 4, acrylic and oil on canvas. Artwork by Tim Goulding. Used by permission.
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