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The Trial Of Sarah****, Alias Slim Sal
The Trial of Sarah****, Alias Slim Sal,For Privately stealing,The Pris'ner was at large indicted,For that by thirst of gain excited,One day in July..
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The Tree
Roots exposed by the rushing watersBent by the restless windLeaves picked clean by hungry cattleIt stands, withered and forlorn, devoid of mantle.No..
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The Traveling Rarebit*
It’s said that the rarebit, a non-quadrupled,long suffering from neglect is dead,But that’s just a bit of pressmen’s junk,That history of this..
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The Tease
She sits thereWaiting for attentionCould it be that she’s been here beforeMaybe she wants someone to notice herTo pick her up and enjoy a bit of time..
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The Team That Can'T Talk Straight
'First you say you do,Then you don't,You're undecided now,What are you going to do? 'So we have mouthpieces that spewWhat is happening - the latest..
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The Spit And Whittle Club
No one knowsWhen the group decided to sitUnder the elm tree on the cornerOf the squareAnd pass the time.They were just there.Some days not.But round..
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The Smell Of Death
The smell of deathQuickens the sensesAs those who muck throughThe decay of civilizationFind a wayTo expressThe bile withinThose who seek a political..
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The Slumper-Thumper
Sitting silently at the booth in Mindy’s CaféIs an old man at the end of his dayLooking over the offerings on the menu cardOf which there were few he..
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The Sharpshooter
Traveling through the countrysideThe Showman looked far and wideTo find an attraction that would beSomething to add to his menagerie.And there on..
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The Shape Of Things To Come
Standing on pedestals quiet and majesticThe finished product of the creator's art.Will those who view them, understandThe message cast in clay by..
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The Satiric Eye (A Book Review)
Those “romantic” folkOf which writers often fun do poke,Of the late 1700's and early 1800'sEarned their keep by writingWhat appealed to the buying..
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The Sadness Of The Empty Home
Red Skelton would have loved the sadness of the empty homeFor he would have mimed the act of being all alonePassing from each room and pausing to..
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The Roost
The Convention of Crows was intended.To debate a subject oft suspended.Needed was guidance to mankind's wondersIn avoiding dogmas and politically..
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The Rabbit
See him frozen thereAs if caught in a man-made snareKnowing not which way to turnFor is it escape, or potential harm.Nose aquiver as if to test the..
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The Quilt
She made the quilt piece-by-pieceFrom Bull Durham sacks, each-by-each.Carefully emptied, washed and driedThen so carefully dyed.Sewed them together..
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The Puzzle Box (A Mystery)
The Puzzle Box is there to seeA roundish thing most certainlyFor it contains the truth as well as falsehoods, also.Believers, accept that which they..
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The Poet
'The poet understandsthat the mast of a ship,the gallows, andthe cross are madeof different wood.He understandsthe differencebetween the stonefrom a..
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The Penance For The Peas
Now all you sinners come this wayFeel the distress as you pass the day.How is it, we all ask,'That taking peas is no easy task? 'For you see it clear..
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The Pedant
The Pedant'Lysander talks extremely well;On any subject let him dwell,His tropes and figures will content ye;He should possess to all degreesThe art..
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The Pear Tree
Underneath the shade of the treeHorses and cows swat fliesendlesslyBut there's another reason they're hereIt's hoping for the dropp of another..
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The Parable Of Do-Good, Do-Better And Do-Best
Once, a village, right and proper,thought of waysTo make things,better for future days.Accept a giftfrom England's QueenAnd use it topromote their..
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The Old Rope Swing
Drifting down the riverGoing where the current takes youAway from the snags and rocksOver the deep cool poolsWhere the fish lay quietlyWaiting for..
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The Nose Knows
In the elevator in the midst of winterOne doesn't expect the smell to lingerBut there it is for all to senseThe presence of a chemical essence.As the..
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The New Maji
With the passing of the storm,The sky was clear andThe streets swept cleanBy the rain.Once againSean O'Roark made breakfastOf hot oatmeal andCoffee..
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The New Deal
Authors* in writing of the New Deal,Describe the Liberal Embellishment of Hell,We've been there in times beforeIt was of mock Hudibras' lore.When..
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