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JustDaniel
post Apr 22 13, 15:12
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stir up
the coffee grinds
and the nitty-gritty
will most probably soon affect
your tongue


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Larry
post Apr 22 13, 15:18
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yurt hung
from the travois
during the long journey
tearing a large hole that would let
snow in


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JustDaniel
post Apr 22 13, 15:28
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showin'
off my travois
I was misunderstood:
"teepee's better than yours";
I'd really said, Tea pees better
in yurts



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Alan
post Apr 23 13, 02:19
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In spurts
comes poetry
though mostly it is dross
boilerplate hack-work's what I get
endless

Alan


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JustDaniel
post Apr 23 13, 10:55
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endless
long, black tunnel
- I discovered to be
a circle, finished after I
entered


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post Apr 23 13, 13:16
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interred,
circles are closed
when we return to dust
from which we were created to
begin


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post Apr 23 13, 13:46
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began
writing poems
when he had given up
creating anything that made
good sense


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Larry
post Apr 25 13, 09:06
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good scents
don’t start that way.
what chemist thought he’d use
cetacean cholesterol in
perfume?


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post Apr 25 13, 10:01
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perfume
uses skunk oil
to deliver the scent
that the manufacturer wants
stinkin'!


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post Apr 25 13, 16:17
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sink in
the pheromones
of smelly animals
instead of the malodorous
humans


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post Apr 25 13, 18:04
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humane
infant treatment
missing by 'Frog' Gosnell
the Philadelphia doctor
of death


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post Apr 26 13, 17:43
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Dr Death
seeking a job
came to see me one day
there was no money any more
wrestling

Alan

PS True story, looking for a job as a driver.


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Larry
post Apr 26 13, 17:56
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wrist sling
is now needed
due to my writers cramp
but with my new keyboard it is
easy


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post Apr 27 13, 00:04
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I see
no new keyboard
from this side of the screen
so I'll just have to take your word
for it


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post Apr 27 13, 01:11
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For it,
or agin it;
"it" dominates our life.
Where would we now be without it ?
No where ....

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post Apr 27 13, 08:49
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no-wear
outdoor clothing
tends to last a long time
providing that you don't wear it
outside


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post May 1 13, 08:59
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outsides
change with the time
but the inner person
shows whether or not that space is
wasted


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post May 1 13, 10:06
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waisted
old gentlemen
could do well with corsets
to hold in accumulated
blubber


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post May 2 13, 15:56
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bobber
goes under fast
when you are not looking
be watchful and get a string of
fat "cats"


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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 3 13, 02:07
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cat feats
are remembered
until after the ninth
when it becomes forgetable
in death


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