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Amendment To Coleridge - a Feghoot

Before the Mariner grew old, and sailed upon the wave, He had a wife, a daughter too... she drove him to his grave! T'was not the Albatross that cursed this man who rode upon the foam, Before all that his life was worse - with tales of ribbon, brush and comb. His daughter, see, had bright red locks. She kept them fresh by grooming; But could not see the mess she'd made when she was finished 'pruning'. At times like these, her father snapped; too tired and vexed to think: DAUGHTER, DAUGHTER! EVERY HAIR'S AGAIN DROPPED IN THE SINK!

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Date: 1/27/2016 3:11:00 PM
Lee, A great pleasure to find and read the inspiration poured from your pen today. Love ** SKAT -
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Date: 6/26/2014 11:43:00 AM
Again another intriguing write..:) but the last line is a reflective one..
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Date: 6/26/2014 11:05:00 AM
Thank you for sharing :)
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Date: 6/26/2014 10:52:00 AM
AUTHOR'S COMMENT: For clarification, a 'feghoot', or so I have heard, is any kind of writing in which the last line is a corruption of a famous phrase or saying. They featured on the radio show 'My Word' with Dennis Norden and Frank Muir in story form. The idea was for one of them to recount the story, and the other had to guess the feghoot at the end. Thanks.
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