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Larry
post Jun 6 14, 08:10
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watt joy
Benjamin felt
when flying his small kite.
It was an enlightening storm
shockwave.


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post Jun 30 14, 03:17
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shock waves
goodbye to roots -
former afro's last stand
after radiation treatment;
bald fact


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Larry
post Jun 30 14, 15:10
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fax built
in telephones
is like Reggae and Rock;
it's old, out dated and to some,
defunct.


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post Jun 30 14, 16:31
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Dee Funt
was Allen's girl
who spoke too candidly
to smile on his television
program


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Larry
post Jul 1 14, 13:57
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program
your telephone
with apps and some software
to connect with the world when you're
lonely


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post Jul 3 14, 15:39
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lowly
caterpillar
shrugged at the very thought
of being transformed to a winged
creature


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Larry
post Jul 7 14, 14:15
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screechers
and some with horns
prefer life in the woods,
others, ambivalent, don't give
a hoot.


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post Jul 7 14, 17:52
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a hood
over your head
keeps rain out of your eyes
while you try to fix what's under
the hood


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post Jul 8 14, 13:46
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the hood
is not a place
where you want to be caught
unless you are a mechanic
with tools


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post Jul 8 14, 20:27
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with fools
seriousness
comes at a premium
and who in the world wants to pay
its price


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post Jul 9 14, 23:41
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id pries
without thinking
through our primal instincts
because conscious minds sometimes act
stupid


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post Jul 10 14, 07:18
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stewed peas
end up alone
when our dog is given
leftovers from last night's dinner
stew pot


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post Jul 12 14, 22:56
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stewed pot
makes some strange tea
so you must be careful
or you'll likely open a can
'o bliss


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post Jul 13 14, 01:13
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obey
the obelisk
since it is pointing up;
look it up, and you will see that
it is


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post Jul 14 14, 02:10
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I tis
and I tisn't
and I can and cannot
such is life at seventy two
for aye

Alan


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post Jul 14 14, 20:19
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say hey
at sixty-eight
a mere four years behind
but weathered far beyond my years
methinks


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post Jul 14 14, 20:34
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my links
found me posting
a limerick wrongly
in this space, so I edited
it out!!!


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post Jul 14 14, 22:48
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... and where shall I continue this thread? Why not both?


meth inks
obit columns
with death's harsh litany
and most of its victims become
expired


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I tout
the repartee
that is found in this thread
to be superior. I am
inspired


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post Jul 15 14, 00:08
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perspired
when I had found
such a stupid mistake
but I am pleased that you so much
enjoyed


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post Jul 15 14, 02:40
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enjoined
to behave self
or suffer consequence
be it limerick or cinquain
who cares ?

Alan


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