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JustDaniel
post Mar 26 13, 09:19
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bat-ler
prepared dinner
for Batman and Robin
but they didn't have time to eat
a thing


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Larry
post Mar 27 13, 00:25
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a thing
that worries me
is how a millionaire
with lots of time and money not
just leave


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post Mar 27 13, 01:19
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Just leaves ?
I want protein !
Something to get teeth into -
not feeble wimpy protein shake.
Shiver !

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Larry
post Mar 27 13, 07:47
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shiver
when the north winds
come down for Easter break
making it so cold you can't find
your eggs


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post Mar 27 13, 08:10
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My eggs
are tucked away
well out of human's view
no cold winds from Siberia
scramble

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JustDaniel
post Mar 27 13, 10:03
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scramble
protozoa
and they're likely to act
a bit on the cilia side
to move


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post Mar 28 13, 08:41
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to move
across the screen
makes me think an insect
crawls on my pc screen so I
swat it


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post Mar 28 13, 12:42
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swathe it
in beautiful
pictures on flowing words
to create a memorable
cinquain


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post Mar 28 13, 15:17
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sync wanes
when harmony
starts with incongruence
then segues to cacophonous
discord


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post Mar 29 13, 01:38
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Dis chord
maybe dat chord
composition is hard
try to produce a masterpiece -
junk it

Alan


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post Mar 29 13, 08:09
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junket:
an excursion
paid for by someone else
similar to politicians
whole lives


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post Mar 29 13, 14:05
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olives
will taste bitter
unless they have been cured;
please do not try eating them fresh
from trees


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post Mar 31 13, 12:20
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tree fronds
make nice roof-tops
with interlacing leaves
but look much better if they’re left
growing



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post Mar 31 13, 12:28
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grow wings
when you're dreaming
and soar over the trees
only to be sore when you fall
off bed


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post Mar 31 13, 12:34
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be doff
hats when greeting,
for this salutation
shows you’ve nothing hair-brained on
your mind


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JustDaniel
post Mar 31 13, 18:54
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you mined
your ideas
from your fellow writers
who then told you they were stupid?
figures!


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post Apr 1 13, 16:21
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figures
are just numbers
drawn on a graph which lies
about wait, weight and age causing
ague


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post Apr 3 13, 10:03
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Those agues
and aching pains
severely feverish
caused by lack of vitamin C
again

Alan


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JustDaniel
post Apr 3 13, 13:55
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a gain
may be a loss
if you are dieting
but if you didn't want to tell...
too late!


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post Apr 3 13, 16:29
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tool ate
way too much wood
when I let my wife try
helping with repairs. Even saws
rout her


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