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Larry
post Nov 24 16, 18:18
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get stout
with exercise
or with too much good food
and polite people will say you’re
big boned


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post Nov 24 16, 20:59
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big-boned
turkey carcass
produces a great soup
when you take time to cook it down
all night


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post Nov 25 16, 00:21
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all night
I smelled turkey
roasting in the oven
but my senses betrayed me with
glazed ham


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post Nov 26 16, 05:11
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eyes glazed
when I saw ham
emanating from pan
after smelling turkey all night;
gobbled


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Larry
post Nov 27 16, 09:08
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gobbled
way too much food
at Thanksgiving dinner;
relatives invited us to
eat twice


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post Nov 27 16, 19:31
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eat twice
every weekday
then once on the weekends
and you'll probably lose some weight
trying


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post Nov 28 16, 21:42
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trying
to lose some weight
by eating fewer meals
won’t work; using a much smaller
plate will


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post Nov 29 16, 00:53
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plate will
hardly help you
if you layer it up
and go back for seconds and thirds
and burp


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post Nov 29 16, 17:47
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aunt burp
may not be heard
behind lace handkerchiefs
when eating her favorite food…
it’s smelt


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post Nov 29 16, 20:56
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its melt
makes juices flow;
who's not created S'mores?
grahams and marshmallows blend with
Hershey's


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post Nov 29 16, 23:14
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her she’s
might not be hers
but are instead just he’s
whose breasts protrude when tying trans
vest tight


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post Nov 30 16, 15:11
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vest tight
if you are large
but force on medium;
it's best to face reality;
relax


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post Dec 1 16, 08:53
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relax
stomach muscles
when you are on the beach;
like allergies, no one’s looking
achoo


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post Dec 1 16, 14:07
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eschew
tobacco chaws
so you can keep jawing;
if you don't, cancer could eat it
away


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post Dec 2 16, 09:01
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a way
in a manger
with no crib for a bed...
should be the path we take during
Christmas


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post Dec 3 16, 20:03
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Christmas
means different things
to those in our country
but to me it's simply the gift
of Christ


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post Dec 4 16, 09:48
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off Christ
soldiers drew lots
for items of clothing
but didn’t know who won when it
got dark


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post Dec 4 16, 18:32
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got dark
sucking my thumb
and I lost track of time
and what was going on around
my world


... and honestly, that's the story of my youth until around 13


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post Dec 5 16, 10:26
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my world
became broken
when I was only three
and parachuted off the barn;
missed hay


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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 Dec 6 16, 12:31
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Miss Day
spent all night long
weeping over Larry's
blood splatter scattered all over
chute hay


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