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JustDaniel
post Jul 3 17, 15:35
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Baa, Baa
say the sheep
innocently

Bah, Bah
and Humbug
says mean
old Scrooge


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post Jul 4 17, 22:36
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Mc attack

Old Scrooge
had three
smart nephew
ducks;

they became rich
when he
quacked up


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post Jul 6 17, 14:05
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on quacking

I quack
for children
greeting them
as Duck

older ones
will smile;
others duck!


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post Jul 8 17, 22:23
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downed bird

Others duck
when warned
but some
rise

with shotguns aimed
to make
flotation devices


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post Jul 9 17, 14:53
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lifesavers

flotation devices
provide me
with safety
in pools

otherwise
I'd drown
with dry mouth


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post Jul 11 17, 12:09
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tokin’s trilogy

dry mouth,
munchies
and minor
disorientation

are tales
written about
some burnt grasses


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post Jul 11 17, 12:57
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raised deck

some burn grass
mowing
it short

let it grow
longer;
it will live
longer


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post Jul 12 17, 22:24
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concealed weapons

longer grasses
can hide
many dangerous
things;

lawn mowers
that sling rocks,
miss snakes


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post Jul 13 17, 01:00
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dice game

Miss Snake
may bite
your ass

or slither
past you
to eat
biting bugs


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post Jul 13 17, 21:55
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ant she sweet

biting bugs
and assorted
chocolate coated
insects

are sampled
open minded
with eyes closed


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post Jul 14 17, 14:29
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a drink

ice closed
in around
your straw

the soda
bit by bit
melted it
cooling


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post Jul 16 17, 22:15
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down in de-feet

cooling
your heels
and toes
relaxes

unless grandchildren
in the kiddie pool
tickle grandpa


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post Jul 16 17, 23:23
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consider-it

tickle
grandpa
while he sleeps?

not smart
if he wakes up
with unrealized
violence


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post Jul 17 17, 21:46
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catch frays

violence is
a boomerang
which always
returns

you’d be
better off throwing
a fit


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post Jul 18 17, 17:21
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clothes the deal

a fit
should not
be thrown

it must
be kept
around to
show off


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post Jul 20 17, 13:00
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word gardens

show off
your expertise
with different
forms;

with practice
things grow
from new seed


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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 Jul 21 17, 06:46
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pod-casting?

news feed
distorted
your message

has all our
concerted practice
made productions
more seedy?


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post Jul 21 17, 13:58
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toothy retainers

more see
the inane
and they
smile;

what is best,
they will always
remember


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post Jul 21 17, 15:13
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meagre fare

remember
when we wrote
sumptuous
poetry?

what happened
to our muse?
she's gone inane?


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post Jul 24 17, 17:57
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fish in a bare role

she’s gone
in seine
and fishnet
hose

you’ll flounder
as she’ll
get a rise


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