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Larry
post Jul 21 12, 15:10
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over
elaborate
and you’ve baroque what’s wrought
misunderstanding moderates
power


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post Jul 23 12, 08:05
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pow wow
in a teepee
will not be a pipe dream
unless they've laced what's in the thing
with pot


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post Aug 1 12, 14:03
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With pot
under the bed
will Mary wanna ask,
“What can abyss malodorous
doo be?”


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post Aug 2 12, 15:27
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Doobie
Brothers' song list
includes A Brighter Day,
What A Fool Believes, Old Juarez,
Law Dogs


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post Aug 2 12, 16:09
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Lauds dog:
What dyslexics
do when they are at church
while paying srayers and hymning sings
who Tim.


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post Aug 3 12, 06:29
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Mitt who?
Both a catcher
and a first baseman wear
the thing, but the rest of the team
wear gloves


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post Aug 6 12, 23:08
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Were-wolves
don’t like baseball,
especially at night;
but emulate players who scratch
their balls.


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post Aug 7 12, 07:46
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third ball
make the batter
anticipate a walk
which is just as good as a hit
for most


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post Aug 9 12, 14:16
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for most
one out of three
is a great average
and is poor in anything but
baseball


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post Aug 10 12, 08:32
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base ball
at Ft. Lewis
has all in one McChord
'cause the soldiers and their wives host
airmen


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post Aug 12 12, 14:52
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airmen
grounded from flight
are worse than wounded birds
no longer part of their base's
basis


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post Aug 12 12, 15:43
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basses
are baritones
who deal with the low-down
and understand that music has
tenor


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post Aug 13 12, 00:16
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ten or
twelve years ago
an E below low C
made me a basso profundo...
baroque


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post Aug 13 12, 19:59
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burro
got a load off
when he kicked his owner
who didn't take the behind-shot
lightly


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post Aug 14 12, 15:15
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lighted
the dynamite
loaded on the burro
wanting to stirrup gold where the
ass sets


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John Fitzgerald Kennedy



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post Aug 14 12, 16:16
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ass says
that there is gold
but he's just as jack as
anyone could be around these
here parts


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post Aug 16 12, 14:22
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hair parts
the follicles
through epithelia’s
if it’s not to late for the pate’s
hirsute


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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 Aug 17 12, 00:31
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her suit
seemed too skimpy
but she did not agree
because her Mom got it for her
birthday


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post Aug 19 12, 14:14
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birthday
celebrations
will grow old in a while
anything with repetition
can dull


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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 Aug 20 12, 08:00
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on birthdays

candles
suck oxygen
from the air that I breathe;
get pineapple upside-down cake
for mine


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