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So I Can'T Call a Duck -- a Duck

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It's not a duck...it's an ugly swan.

SO I CAN’T CALL A DUCK…A DUCK …..if someone’s PERCEPTION ………..wishes it a SWAN I cannot write of HOWS and WHENS for fear of other’s NOWS AND THENS Nor shine thin light in darkened space of demons most will never face The sunset now forever marred by global warming’s trumping card All beauty lost to self esteem of mirrors cracked demented dream YET CAN I CALL A ROSE - A ROSE by any other name walk the ROAD LESS TRAVELED into this COLD DARK NIGHT stand alone as poet NOT AFRAID TO WRITE John G. Lawless 7/27/2015

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Date: 7/27/2015 10:42:00 AM
John, this form is like that of monoku though some of your lines can't stand alone with the others but some can stand alone too.....While scrolling at the list as this the time am commenting and catching you intrigue me of your title.. made me giggle lil bit!! but down reading all mmmmmn on how noisy a duck sounds so is the lines delivering solid messages!!!~OLive ELoisa
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