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Spring and Sharks

Spring and Sharks. It is spring nature is green and there are many variations of verdant, fluffy, shining to sober olive, with emerald and jade in between. Yellow is not in to day except for the sun that shines and rain which is clear as laughter of joy. Yet I think of lemon sharks that reside in the Caribbean Sea, they live in shallow water give birth to little ones; sharks can be avoided by not swimming in their sea. There was a knock on my door, a man nicely dressed, tried to sell me insurance, something to do with paying for my funeral. But spring is here and my thoughts are not morbid. He left me with a brochure of the price of coffins and the cost of flowers…. It is raining now, gentle rain good for potatoes and beans, sharks belong to the sea and should not going around knocking on people´s doors.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2013




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Date: 3/23/2013 9:17:00 AM
Unfortunately our 'society' is full of sharks... and I for one am eaten alive every day... Terry (nevertheless a great, funny(?) poem)
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Jan Oskar Hansen
Date: 3/23/2013 11:29:00 AM
thank you Terry
Date: 3/23/2013 9:10:00 AM
beautiful poem, well written. In such a windy and snowy day, reading this piece just completes my relaxation. What a poem!
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Jan Oskar Hansen
Date: 3/23/2013 11:29:00 AM
thank you funom
Date: 3/23/2013 7:22:00 AM
Jan - I cannot stop laughing. love, Kathy
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Jan Oskar Hansen
Date: 3/23/2013 7:40:00 AM
me too

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