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paul shannon (11/22/2009 8:24:00 PM) Post
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young Zoologist
Each night she cries herself to sleep
hugging her favourite cuddly toy: a giraffe.
the toy industry, she’s noticed
hasn’t much regard for zoological accuracy.
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Lamont Palmer (11/22/2009 4:43:00 PM) Post
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Let's stick to poetry shall we? , a topic Trade knows absolutely nothing about, thus driving him back under whatever rock he crawls out from to spew his shallow propaganda. A poet rarely seen on the forum, for your consideration. -LP
Lot's Wife
How simple the pleasures of those childhood days,
Simple but filled with exquisite satisfactions.
The iridescent labyrinth of the spider,
Its tethered tensor nest of polygons
Puffed by the breeze to a little bellying sail -
Merely observing this gave infinite pleasure.
The sound of rain. The gentle graphite veil
Of rain that makes of the world a steel engraving,
Full of soft fadings and faint distances.
The self-congratulations of a fly,
Rubbing its hands. The brown bicameral brain
Of a walnut. The smell of wax. The feel
Of sugar to the tongue: a delicious sand.
One understands immediately how Proust
Might cherish all such postage-stamp details.
Who can resist the charms of retrospection?
Anthony Hecht
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Gary Witt (11/22/2009 10:57:00 PM) Post
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Lamont: This one has a great deal going for it. The images are superbly crafted. Iridescent labyrinth; tethered tensor nest of polygons; brown bicameral brain... Irresistible alliteration, too. A ... more
John Lyday (11/22/2009 7:22:00 PM) Post
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I liked it although spiders and flies are not usually on my menu.
Trade Martin (11/22/2009 7:14:00 PM) Post
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Man that rock was really heavy...., but I just had to crawl out to say (like you elites say to each other) you're the greatest man and our Obama is really an unbelievable, cool leader in more ways th ... more
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Jerry Hughes (11/22/2009 3:33:00 PM) Post
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I am willing to love all mankind, except an American.
(Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) , British author, lexicographer. Quoted in James Boswell, Life of Dr. Johnson, entry, April 15,1778 (1791) . 'Sir, they are a race of convicts, ' Johnson stated in 1769, 'and ought to be thankful for anything we allow them short of hanging.' (Quoted in Boswell, Life of Dr. Johnson, March 21,1775) .)
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Gary Witt (11/22/2009 9:03:00 PM) Post
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Jerry: Dr. Johnson remains one of my favorite curmugeons, notwithstanding his (singular) shortcoming, namely that he was a Tory. Great quotes, BTW. Thanks, G
Trade Martin (11/22/2009 4:11:00 PM) Post
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Raynette, Lamont may say I'm 'mindless' and Angie may say I'm 'boring'......, and others may say I'm 'stupid'...., just like they said about Reagan and now, Sarah Palin. It seems that that's the way t ... more
Raynette Eitel (11/22/2009 3:45:00 PM) Post
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Well Jerry, why dont you tell us how you REALLY feel? Did you love Americans when they saved your butts in WWII? Seems to me you have suddenly lost your memory. Raynette
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Trade Martin (11/22/2009 8:04:00 AM) Post
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'Only the government of the United States is in worse shape than the mechanics of the PoemHunter site.' - TM, 2009.
'Are we sure there are no ties to the American Congress, Senate or for that matter....., any of the current administration? ' - TM, 2009.
'Wait a second, I forgot...., it's all Bush'a fault.' - TM, 2009.
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Alok Singhal (11/22/2009 6:39:00 AM) Post
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I am new here and posting a message for the first time. I think it is a wonderful platform for all of us who do give so much importance to words and find them as the best way of penning our expressions.
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Ian Bowen (11/22/2009 5:58:00 AM) Post
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We 'aint poets anymore...we are multi button pushers. Long live advertising.
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