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JustDaniel
post Jun 6 15, 02:02
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a round
post-golf drinker
got a hole in one glass
spilling it all over his gross
belly


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Larry
post Jun 7 15, 10:42
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e-bell
lost its clapper
and songs were out of tune
so the percussion choir added
ringers


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post Jun 7 15, 12:37
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ringers
without lactate
may as well be water
trickling through your old body
in vein


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post Jun 8 15, 17:34
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inveighed
all your feelings
in a precise manner
voicing your concerns and wasted
your breath


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post Jun 8 15, 21:56
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your breath
full of garlic
needs a little onion
to provide full treatment for friends
you kiss


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post Jun 9 15, 08:48
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yurt is
a tent of skins
built for some protection
from harsh conditions that will take
your life


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post Jun 9 15, 14:47
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yore life
no longer is
and may never have been;
oral tradition sometimes makes
for fools


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post Jun 9 15, 23:56
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four fools
applied for jobs
three men and a woman;
but only one made the king laugh...
jest her


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post Jun 10 15, 19:16
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jest her
aroused the court;
uproarious laughter
echoed through the halls and back down
to fools


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post Jun 11 15, 08:21
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two fuels
run vehicles
fossil and electric
we need other renewable
sources


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post Jun 12 15, 03:12
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suckers
are round candy
fastened to a big stick;
if you're real careful they could last
all day


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post Jun 12 15, 06:24
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oil day
for your old car
comes around more often
because with age, vehicles get
cranky


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post Jun 14 15, 00:35
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crunchy
cereal foods
give healthy awareness
of the sound of what is consumed
all day


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post Jun 14 15, 09:16
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all day
suckers don't last
their allotted name-sake
depending on who has them in
their mouth


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post Jun 14 15, 11:22
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their mouth
is an open wound
filled with rancor and guile;
listen to the democrats rake
their foes


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post Jun 14 15, 13:42
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therefore
vote with your heart
and as many fingers
on voting machine buttons you
can push


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post Jun 14 15, 22:29
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can pushed
down the alley
bounced between garages
and old fences and hedges
by foot


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post Jun 18 15, 12:47
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buy foot
of chili dog
with mustard and onions
and you will pay so much you'll get
the shaft


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post Jun 22 15, 08:59
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the shaft
is what you get
when you buy an old mine;
the gold's in them thar hills, but not
in yours


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post Jun 23 15, 00:14
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inures
until that time
when unpleasantness fades
and government's inaction brings
ennui


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