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JustDaniel
post Apr 22 15, 11:46
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shed light
on the subject;
be sure you'll see the grapes
when you're painting a bowl of fruit
salad


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Larry
post Apr 23 15, 19:24
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sale ad
was for hotdogs
that were sold by the pound
but they tasted as if they were
from there


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post Apr 24 15, 02:25
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from where?!
you mean to say
they're recycled dog poo?
what do they use to make the tubes
for it?


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Larry
post Apr 24 15, 15:30
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for eats
with the trimmings
visit local street carts
where condiments don't stay on your
foot long


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Alan
post Apr 27 15, 00:50
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foot long
double it up
with condign condiments
it's much too delicious to leave
consumed

Alan


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post Apr 27 15, 15:06
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consumed
by the hot fire
embers fell to the earth
and helped Mother Nature to grow
new life


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post Apr 28 15, 07:17
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gnu life
in Africa
may see an ant elope
with some strange, nondescript insect
down hill


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post Apr 29 15, 00:01
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dung hills
are beetle homes
where they gather their food
and when hungry, can eat it on
a roll


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post Apr 30 15, 08:42
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a troll
under the bridge
scares pedestrians
but charges tolls for cars that try
to cross


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post May 2 15, 23:28
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to cross
both of your eyes
would not be very good
because then, you can not discern;
whose nose


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post May 5 15, 01:01
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who knows
why we keep on
writing silly poems
interspersed with some serious
thinking?


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post May 6 15, 10:15
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thinking
of all the sites
where there was nurturing
and this one has to be the best
of all


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post May 7 15, 05:56
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hovel
where I spend time
watching television
is where I used to write poems
daily


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post May 7 15, 23:08
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doily
on the table
was made by my grandma
and always reminds me she could
sew well


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When power leads man toward arrogance, poetry reminds him of his limitations. When power narrows the areas of man's concern, poetry reminds him of the richness and diversity of his existence. When power corrupts, poetry cleanses.
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post May 9 15, 12:41
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sea wall
holds back the surf
so the road won't erode
but when the surf was up 'e rode
over


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post May 11 15, 13:44
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overt
affection shows
that you are not ashamed
but you should keep your love making
covert


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post May 12 15, 16:18
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covered
with mower dust
I continued to ride
over the rest of the dark yard
lights on


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post May 13 15, 15:37
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lights on
the pretty plant
to taste the sweet nectar
oozing from the small honey dew
lights out


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post May 16 15, 02:52
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lights out
on the driver
who somehow lived through it;
he'd swerved, driving completely off
the bridge


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post May 18 15, 15:52
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the bridge
fell from the mouth
after the old man sneezed,
his problem with hay fever might
catch you


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