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The Beach On The Med
By Michael Rosen

The beach on the Med is soft and sandy
The airport nearby is cheap and handy
The clouds in the sky are far and few
It’s cocktails time in a room with a view
It’s always good to have ideas and plans
and no one here has blood on their hands
There are pics of old Gaza on the hotel wall
we bought an Arab rug in the shopping mall
we came out here for a wedding celebration
What we see is quality regeneration.
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