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deft answers win hearts
spinning lies will deceive minds black widow spiders Alan ·······  ······· |
  
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Aug 16 14, 00:39
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dark window spyers
risk being arrested; ask Tom Peeper ······· ·······Slow down; things will go faster!
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Aug 16 14, 04:08
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tomato peppers
add flavor to soup and sauce and a little bite ······· ·······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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Aug 16 14, 05:49
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Ornate Oracle Posts: 19,956 Joined: 2-August 03 From: Southwest New Jersey, USA Member No.: 6 Real Name: Daniel J Ricketts, Sr. Writer of: Poetry Referred By:Lori |
add a little bite
to your seafood salad: live soft-shell crabs ······· ·······Slow down; things will go faster!
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Aug 16 14, 22:52
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Creative Chieftain Posts: 11,722 Joined: 15-June 07 From: Springfield, Louisiana Member No.: 446 Real Name: Larry D. Jennings Writer of: Poetry & Prose Referred By:Just wondered in. |
a soft-shelled crab's life
ends on a seafood platter after greasing palms ······· ·······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.
John Fitzgerald Kennedy Kindness is a seed sown by the gentlest hand, growing care's flowers. Larry D. Jennings MM Award Winner |
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Aug 17 14, 02:32
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with greasy palms
pocketfuls of unwashed hands hygiene is extra Alan ······· ······· |
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Aug 17 14, 12:42
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Ornate Oracle Posts: 19,956 Joined: 2-August 03 From: Southwest New Jersey, USA Member No.: 6 Real Name: Daniel J Ricketts, Sr. Writer of: Poetry Referred By:Lori |
low jeans expose
unwashed old underwear; even plumbers blush ······· ·······Slow down; things will go faster!
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Aug 17 14, 13:15
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the blush of a plum
green bananas and oranges a future dessert ······· ·······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.
John Fitzgerald Kennedy Kindness is a seed sown by the gentlest hand, growing care's flowers. Larry D. Jennings MM Award Winner |
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Aug 17 14, 14:14
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Ornate Oracle Posts: 19,956 Joined: 2-August 03 From: Southwest New Jersey, USA Member No.: 6 Real Name: Daniel J Ricketts, Sr. Writer of: Poetry Referred By:Lori |
a furtive dessert:
pineapple upside-down cake on the up-and-up ······· ·······Slow down; things will go faster!
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Aug 17 14, 21:35
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up, up and away
trying to be superman we grow and we're gone ······· ·······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.
John Fitzgerald Kennedy Kindness is a seed sown by the gentlest hand, growing care's flowers. Larry D. Jennings MM Award Winner |
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Aug 18 14, 01:36
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we groan and we're gone
so that was it ? that was life ? don't think I'll bother Alan ······· ······· |
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Aug 18 14, 13:31
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Creative Chieftain Posts: 11,722 Joined: 15-June 07 From: Springfield, Louisiana Member No.: 446 Real Name: Larry D. Jennings Writer of: Poetry & Prose Referred By:Just wondered in. |
I bother to think
what someone might accomplish if they only tried ······· ·······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.
John Fitzgerald Kennedy Kindness is a seed sown by the gentlest hand, growing care's flowers. Larry D. Jennings MM Award Winner |
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Aug 18 14, 15:17
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Ornate Oracle Posts: 19,956 Joined: 2-August 03 From: Southwest New Jersey, USA Member No.: 6 Real Name: Daniel J Ricketts, Sr. Writer of: Poetry Referred By:Lori |
If I'd only tried
that case I'd be judge; gladly they benched me ······· ·······Slow down; things will go faster!
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Aug 18 14, 17:14
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quarterback is benched
charges against are tabled woodworking - such fun Alan ······· ······· |
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Aug 18 14, 22:21
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Ornate Oracle Posts: 19,956 Joined: 2-August 03 From: Southwest New Jersey, USA Member No.: 6 Real Name: Daniel J Ricketts, Sr. Writer of: Poetry Referred By:Lori |
would working be fun
if the tables were turned? ask lazy Susan ······· ·······Slow down; things will go faster!
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Aug 18 14, 23:30
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Creative Chieftain Posts: 11,722 Joined: 15-June 07 From: Springfield, Louisiana Member No.: 446 Real Name: Larry D. Jennings Writer of: Poetry & Prose Referred By:Just wondered in. |
Susan’s lazy as
a dog waiting for earthquakes they’ll bury his bones ······· ·······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.
John Fitzgerald Kennedy Kindness is a seed sown by the gentlest hand, growing care's flowers. Larry D. Jennings MM Award Winner |
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Aug 19 14, 00:30
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Ornate Oracle Posts: 19,956 Joined: 2-August 03 From: Southwest New Jersey, USA Member No.: 6 Real Name: Daniel J Ricketts, Sr. Writer of: Poetry Referred By:Lori |
Barry makes no bones
about fileting a steak; low fat protein ······· ·······Slow down; things will go faster!
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Aug 19 14, 01:38
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low fun for teens
mimicking poor aged ladies wait til they get old Alan ······· ······· |
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Aug 19 14, 11:22
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Ornate Oracle Posts: 19,956 Joined: 2-August 03 From: Southwest New Jersey, USA Member No.: 6 Real Name: Daniel J Ricketts, Sr. Writer of: Poetry Referred By:Lori |
weight when I get old
and look like I'm pregnant; need to deliver ······· ·······Slow down; things will go faster!
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Aug 19 14, 11:24
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needs to deliver
perennially pregnant Hillary Clinton Alan ······· ······· |
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