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JustDaniel
post May 17 12, 06:40
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aweigh
go the anchors
as the cruise ship sails off
to explore the Caribbean
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post May 17 12, 09:05
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waters
many faces
reflect on the future
erasing history's footsteps
in time


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post May 17 12, 16:28
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in time
or before time
what is eternity
if not severe levelling down
to mud ?

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post May 18 12, 01:11
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tomb mud
mortars the cracks
where pharoahs are resting
in pyramids built on the sands
shifting


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post May 18 12, 04:18
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shifty
a mean-eyed look
our cat Rumplestitzkin
came to be know as Crinklebaum
of course

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post May 18 12, 08:28
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off course
directionless
it's time for GPS
which means it's a "Good Place to Stop"
and look


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post May 18 12, 13:59
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end look:
read last chapter?
check out the appendix?
quarterback eyeing his target?
which won?


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post May 20 12, 02:08
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witch won
with those three hags
total disharmony
would rule which-witch machinations
all day

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post May 21 12, 08:11
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Aldi
is usually
the cheapest place to shop
but its selections might dampen
your choice


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post May 21 12, 09:19
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yurt hoist:
fulcrumed lever
which also doubles as
a travois pole when moving your
round house


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post May 21 12, 11:01
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'round house
he runs naked
to see if it's raining;
no one really knows why he does
this dance


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post May 21 12, 12:26
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this dance
or that dog-trot
coyote does soft-shoe
while road-runners give dance the bird
wile e

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post May 21 12, 23:39
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While he
sped through the dust
chasing the roadrunner
mind raced to the agony of
defeat


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post May 22 12, 00:19
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WILES, LACK OF

de feet
dey keep runnin'
even when him mind's stopped
realising his huge error
de ways

Alan

PS alternative reading, concatenation :

realising his huge err o'
de ways


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post May 22 12, 08:51
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highways
through the valley;
driveways just for parking;
parkways where everyone's driving;
make sense?


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post May 22 12, 12:49
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road rules
illogical
so are lan-gu-age rules
any more fit for the purpose
of sense ?

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post May 22 12, 13:36
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offense
is best defense
and vice versa as well;
any footballer will tell you
it’s so


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post May 22 12, 23:16
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Fatso
the constant cries
throughout all his school days
leading him to comfort eating
no help

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post May 22 12, 23:55
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new help
cannot give change
without cash register's
telling her the exact amount
out loud


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post May 23 12, 00:51
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outlawed
using own brain
please just tick the boxes
for that is now the correct form
says law ....

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