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Apparition

(Dreams and visions seem real)                                                                                                                        It all depends on how you feel                                                                                                                      (Dreams and visions feel real)                      ...

ARTHUR

 Arthur is about six  and looks like Groucho Marx.He is rail thin and wears a train conductor's hat. Most days he sits on a stool at a small folding table  in front of the Chinese restaurant with a pot of tea. He has very long fingers and it's fun to watch him drink the tea from those small cups with his pinky sticking out.        Arthur is running for mayor ag this week so I thought I'd stop and congatulate him again.On his little table in front of the teapot was an assortment of Xeroxed flyers and stickers.Go Farthur with Arthur  was spray painted on the back of his tattered jean jacket.The flyers were free and the stickers were one dollar.All of the money goes to the Arthur for Mayor campaign.      After about an hour,Arthur,having finished his tea began gathering his flyers and stickers into a large worn black leather shoulder bag.I noticed that the buckle was missing but if I know Arthur, that buckle is broksomewhere on his per...