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JustDaniel
post May 19 15, 00:24
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cur chief
lined up his dogs
to warm them at the fire;
they'd only been wrapped in an old
kerchief


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post May 19 15, 12:23
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cure chief
with some dried bark
from an old dogwood tree
when rotten canine causes cheek
to pooch


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post May 20 15, 02:03
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to poop
in the forest
lower pants and back up
to a tree without underbrush;
let fly


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post May 20 15, 13:55
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flies light
on exposed skin
while waiting for users
to compute how long it takes to
log out


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post May 21 15, 05:14
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log out,
he stands relieved
and returns to his work
building a fire for the long night
sleeping


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post May 21 15, 13:37
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sleep pee
as an infant
happens much too often
but you'll find its recurrence in
old age


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post May 21 15, 18:28
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adage:
if you're dreaming
going to the bathroom
you'd better wake up very soon;
you are!


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post May 21 15, 23:45
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you war
with your bladder
for some kind of control
but all you can be sure of is
your aim


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post May 22 15, 19:23
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your aim
is to control
but sometimes the thing sticks
and you rinse off the wall and floor
streaming


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post May 24 15, 23:25
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screaming
into the night,
fireworks and young children
show that the world gave noise and light
freedom


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post May 25 15, 10:01
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freedom
bought with a price
of the blood of many
who volunteered their services
for us


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post May 25 15, 23:38
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for us
who went to war
there is still no answer
why the politician's children
weren't there


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post May 25 15, 23:53
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ain't there
some way to write
that doesn't take effort...
or is that what we're doin' here,
Larry?


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Larry
post May 26 15, 00:00
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leery
of other sites
where one must wait their turn
to put in two cents worth of good
critique


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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 26 15, 00:07
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crit eked
out of some sites
isn't worth the waiting...
but then has what's critiqued been worth
reading!


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post May 26 15, 00:13
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reading
will bring knowledge
if closely examined
and teach writers and readers if
it's bad


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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 May 26 15, 00:21
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it's bad
to make excuse
for all that poor writing
by imagining exotic
meaning


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post May 26 15, 14:04
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meaning
is discovered
by sight, sound and feeling
but not by biting critique for
bad taste


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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 May 26 15, 16:39
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bad taste
grows in my mouth
when imagination
attempts to find interwoven
meaning


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post May 27 15, 13:15
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meaning
to start anew
everyone went to write;
now that site has been closed and we
are left


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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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