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Larry
post Sep 2 14, 10:56
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no one buys its steaks
so the butcher shop grinds them
just to make ends meet


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post Sep 2 14, 15:40
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just to make ends meet
the snake swallowed its tail;
hard to get a round


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Larry
post Sep 3 14, 13:05
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a hard round to get
is at last call for the road
you might not get there


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post Sep 3 14, 18:15
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yew are always there
for the Christmas party;
holly pines if not


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post Sep 4 14, 10:18
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pine knots and holly
fireplace is easy to light
good sense and good scents


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post Sep 5 14, 08:46
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pheasant has good sense
to fly high into a tree;
hunter can't see him


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post Sep 5 14, 10:54
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can't see hunter's hem
when he wears his camouflage
is he dressed to kill


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post Sep 5 14, 12:26
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Now that (senryu, as most of us have to create here!) makes me LAUGH, Larry!!


a bronzed toucan
spent too much time in the sun;
shed topside feathers


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post Sep 5 14, 15:02
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topside showed feathers
chicks flapped pink wings in the nest
not ready for flight


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post Sep 6 14, 03:35
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not ready for might
the new Doberman nuzzles;
time will be patient


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post Sep 7 14, 12:16
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times will be patient
they grind exceedingly small
salt and pepper please

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post Sep 7 14, 14:25
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sought pleas and prepared
to regurgitate his food
owlets move around


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Alan
post Sep 7 14, 16:40
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howlers move around
from a student tostudent
teacher's hilarity

Alan


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post Sep 7 14, 17:32
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peaches will rarely
mature without pits;
thinking is fuzzy


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post Sep 7 14, 19:15
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thin king is fuzzy
so his chin looks much larger
close don't make a man


I know Daniel, another Faux-ku.


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post Sep 7 14, 20:06
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(knot sew without a title, Larry)

dew clothes make the man
lying on the lawn glisten;
summer morning cool


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post Sep 8 14, 13:29
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cool summer mornings
are like warm winter evenings,
same temperature


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post Sep 8 14, 14:54
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ill-tempered rattler
tried to take a wee bite;
pulled up my zipper


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post Sep 8 14, 23:57
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mice zipped but pulled up
when they smelled something cheesy
but wasn't gouda


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post Sep 11 14, 14:59
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it wasn't gouda
nor was it leerdammer
but more like e-damn

Alan


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