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shazbat
shazbat
Mar 17, 2010 ⭐ View statistics (Premium feature)

Sans culottes

Though he hasn’t got a pennyAnd he hasn’t got a potThere is nothing in his pocketHe’s a man who’s sans culottesBut he’s really rather happyThough he doesn’t have a souHe’s got freedom and there’s no oneWho can tell him what to do
— shazbat, Mar 17, 2010

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Region, Country: Norfolk, UK, GBR

Favorite Poets: Kipling, T.S Eliot, Hilaire Belloc, Ogden Nash, Spike Milligan and many more.

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magics02

16 years 2 months ago

One little important word

I think shaz bat that the l on soul is missing, other then that it is a good one here again. You look like a happy soul!! Best of days to you new friend Love, Magics02 Learn to live, learn to forgive. Life is too short.
shazbat

shazbat

16 years 2 months ago

Magic, I’m sorry to

Magic, I'm sorry to disappoint you but the spelling is correct, the word is sou (pronounced soo)its french for a coin of no value, if my memory serves me well it was one tenth of a centime, sans culottes means without trousers and was used to describe extremely poor people about the time of the revolution. Yes I am a happy soul, after all, lifes far too short to be miserable, thanks for your comments they are always most welcome. Regards John
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magics02

16 years 2 months ago

I see and I so

Appreciate you so much. I looked it up and yes you taught me some new words. Lovely your poem is as you are yourself Love Mona xoxoxo Learn to live, learn to forgive. Life is too short.