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JustDaniel
post Aug 29 14, 16:07
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to seed
is where we all
happen to be going
after we have given up on
ourselves


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Larry
post Aug 29 14, 23:37
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our shelves
full of canned goods
with easy open tops
gets us hurricane ready sans
power


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post Aug 30 14, 03:56
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power
is evident
from easy open tops
when earthquake makes them all fall from
his shelves


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post Aug 30 14, 10:53
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his shelves
were full of books
some of which he had read
but most of them would never reach
his mind


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post Aug 30 14, 11:14
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his mind
sounds like my brain
which has great intentions
to read but fails to remember
my eyes


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post Aug 30 14, 11:18
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my ayes
and also nays
do not seem to matter
because politicians stay in
office


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post Aug 30 14, 12:22
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off us?
politicians
really that desperate?
we're really going to the dog
catchers!


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post Aug 30 14, 13:01
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catch her
when she's lying
about how she voted
if you are able to access
records


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post Aug 30 14, 13:16
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record
her confession
but be sure you have read
her all her rights before starting
the tape


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post Aug 31 14, 13:32
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that ape
in the jungle
who had helped raise Tarzan
never understood how his son
got shaved


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post Aug 31 14, 14:22
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gut shaved
to help his pants
slip off for the shower;
his hair was sticky from sugar
he spilt


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post Aug 31 14, 23:04
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he split
his new trousers
whenever he bent down
so he left his new shoe laces
untied


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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 Sep 1 14, 11:08
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untied
his shoelace belt
so he could drop his pants
when he visited the outhouse
think spot


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post Sep 1 14, 13:29
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Spot stinks
when he has worms
and a good bath won't help.
We considered changing his name
to Smear.


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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 Sep 1 14, 17:35
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to smear
peanut butter
thoroughly on your bread
a thin layer of butter helps
shoothness


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Larry
post Sep 2 14, 10:47
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shoothness
need an "n" there
but first, you will have to
get the "h..." out so it will read
smoother


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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 Sep 2 14, 15:36
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smother
me with insults?
no, I am grateful
for friends who uncover mistakes
gently


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post Sep 3 14, 13:07
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gents leave
by the back door
without making a sound
protecting a reputation
that's gone


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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.
John Fitzgerald Kennedy



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post Sep 3 14, 18:19
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goners
aren't gentlemen
though they pretend to be
while wearing masks that should be stripped
from them


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post Sep 4 14, 10:16
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prom theme
decorations
are put up by one clique
covering the ceiling and wall
flowers


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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.
John Fitzgerald Kennedy



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