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Dead Heat With Delusion

Dead Heat with Delusion I write prolific poems and am no stooge You can tell after reading the huge deluge Of poems as they start entering your mind Which I am writing while I try to unwind. Whether facing North, South, East or West You will find that my poems are the best So start reading and continue on and on Until late at night from very, early dawn. After you have absorbed each one and all And Congress finally waited until next fall Would someone really try to be so kind Telling me exactly what was in their mind. As usual you too continue to be confused Always feeling mishandled and misused And have come to an astounding conclusion Congress had been in dead heat with delusion. James Thomas Horn, Retired Veteran

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Date: 4/6/2015 10:48:00 AM
Lol what indeed....Seren
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James Horn
Date: 4/6/2015 8:54:00 PM
Seren, Just learned a lot from Anne's comments below. Words just come out and I write them down as I think about them. Jim Horn
Date: 4/6/2015 6:17:00 AM
- It is not always easy to understand what "the poet" have in their thoughts by a poem - I, who have not English native speakers must now and then "jump over" poems because the words being used.. I do not know - Hope Easter has been a great week for you James - hugs // Anne-Lise :)
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James Horn
Date: 4/6/2015 6:33:00 AM
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/dead+heat Anne, Here is an example of what I am talking about. They always have answers for everything so it seems. Jim Horn
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Anne-Lise Andresen
Date: 4/6/2015 6:31:00 AM
- Yeah, that's what I mean :)
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James Horn
Date: 4/6/2015 6:29:00 AM
Anne, This definitely gives me something to seriously think about. It is always too easy just to go ahead and assume something. American English and Great Britain English all have their own idiosyncrasies. Without spellcheck and Google Search, things would be extremely difficult. It seems like you are often on your own when it comes to writing poems. What you say and how you write and read it may significantly vary from poem to poem. Jim Horn

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