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JustDaniel
post Mar 10 17, 11:53
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pouch potato

it's an eight-month kick
for a joey in mama;
sucker for a ride


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post Mar 12 17, 00:26
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timely position

suckers for a ride
attach themselves on large sharks;
big bends from its teeth


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post Mar 15 17, 11:17
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big buns shy from teeth
as her calf gets larger;
who likes to be bit?


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Larry
post Mar 16 17, 10:37
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who likes to be bit
when the bear robs the bee’s comb;
honey is worth it


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post Mar 16 17, 11:51
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my honey's worth it
said Br'er Bear to Br'er Fox;
she makes me sticky


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post Mar 17 17, 07:56
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she makes me sticky
said the old male porcupine;
her pricks help my prick


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post Mar 20 17, 16:53
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made into pickle
cucumber rises from brine;
taste the vinegar


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post Mar 20 17, 23:14
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gars lack a fine taste,
eating whatever they catch;
bone fish make no bones


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post Mar 21 17, 12:36
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no bones about it;
most any eel can slither
right down your throat


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post Mar 23 17, 08:56
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down, right on the throat,
may not be the softest source
but it’s neck and neck


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post Mar 23 17, 13:12
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butt is neck and neck
when it rolls up in a ball;
that's armadillo


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post Mar 24 17, 21:08
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that arm’s a dilly
bending and breaking branches;
gorilla’s warning


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post Mar 25 17, 13:43
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gorilla's warming
himself in the meadow;
dreaming of mating


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Larry
post Mar 28 17, 13:01
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mating while dreaming,
the lonely bear hibernates;
lost this year’s battles


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post Mar 29 17, 07:57
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wins this year's battle
in a hare-razing waddle;
turtle wears out trail


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post Mar 30 17, 08:12
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turtle wears tail out
like a trusting puppy dog;
fear tucks it away


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post Mar 30 17, 10:55
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Fre'r Turk's hideaway:
spends the night out on a limb;
branches out at dawn


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post Apr 1 17, 21:09
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branching out at dawn
the lion pride hunts for food;
dinner in the shade


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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 Apr 2 17, 12:36
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dinner in the shade
for the gastropod mollusk;
slug feasts with no shell


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post Apr 3 17, 23:48
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nose smells a slug feast
underneath the rotting log;
grizzlies have sharp claws


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