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Alan
post Mar 11 13, 05:54
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PEEK-A-BOO

Beneath
the waves of sand
remain the detrius
of many civilizations
buried

Alan McAlpine Douglas


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Larry
post Mar 11 13, 09:12
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burrowed
in the fine sand
you'll find the doodle bug
which eats careless insects. I ain't
lyin'.


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post Mar 11 13, 10:18
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lauan
underlayment
assists in leveling
your floor and keeping your new tiles
in place


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Alan
post Mar 11 13, 10:23
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in place
of ennui
try interest
it's so rewarding
like life

Alan


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post Mar 11 13, 10:29
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like life
rather than death;
it has greater prospect
and is likely to offer more
reward


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Larry
post Mar 11 13, 11:51
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rear ward
with as much love
as you would give your own,
maybe much more considering
their lack


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post Mar 11 13, 14:04
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the flack
was exploding
around his canopy
as he pressed the eject button
briskly


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Larry
post Mar 11 13, 19:25
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risky
when canopies
fail to open as quickly
as ejection seats exiting
the plane


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post Mar 12 13, 13:12
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it's plain
that in his rush
he didn't account for
the effects of exploding flack;
nose blown


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post Mar 12 13, 13:45
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no's blow
your confidence
so just be persistant
and endure to tolerate all
your wont's


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post Mar 12 13, 13:52
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yew wants
to spread its boughs
and cover its moist ground
to feed the roots as they expand
beneath


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post Mar 12 13, 14:07
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be neat
and fold your clothes
so attire fits your tire
and folks won't think your fashion sense
amiss


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post Mar 12 13, 15:13
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a miss
met a mister
and soon they were married;
it wasn't long before they reared
two kids


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post Mar 14 13, 10:13
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took ids
to Doc. Freud
but 'e goes primitive
and informs me that my end stinks
provoke


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post Mar 14 13, 13:43
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pro voiced
observations
about a sheepish voice
inside my sole that I've so far
not herd


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post Mar 14 13, 16:21
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hard knots
in bight on pier
cause way to many ships
to sink in loose slips: paraphrase
the frays


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post Mar 15 13, 18:41
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the phrase
for santa clause
is to never fragment
his workforce of flying reindeer
and dwarfs


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post Mar 16 13, 04:24
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Hand dwarves
croquet mallet :
flamingos, in the pink
playing game through their gritted teeth
for fun

Alan


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post Mar 16 13, 08:08
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orhpan
red and blue gnomes
will play croquet all day
hoping to find patriotic
parents


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post Mar 17 13, 16:26
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aunt pares
and uncle cooks
when the apples ripen
hoping this years batch will be well
seasoned


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