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Jul 27, 2009
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One Through Three
==
One
Through
Three
---
(1)
family
ties
after being told I
am somehow related to
Edward Lear,
and
farther back---p'raps more
directly, p'raps not---to
John Dryden,
I've forever since
tried to live such matters
down
---
(2)
a sexist's
observation
someone
I don't know
who she was
went out of her way
to run down
my mailbox
when I was gone
from home
---
(3)
I talk
turkey
to an
avocado
do
I tell you,
avocado,
when to ripen,
when
to soften sudden
on the verge of mush with
your light pea's green?
of course
I don't!
then
do not! you tell me
when to eat of
you,
a
thing that I decide,
that only I ...
decide
==
Comments
Marie-I-Be
16 years 9 months ago
Beautiful!
Candlewitch
16 years 9 months ago
I had to
Cloudthings
16 years 9 months ago
your facets are showing Chuck... it's a great view!
barbsdad2003
16 years 9 months ago
Sorry ...