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Straw Man

So, take a gander at the Strawman As he take's a stand He is from every land and region He is always' at your command He never mouth off to anyone And he always' does his job In essence he is the law Until a crow of two happens' -To come along To pluck away all of his straw - He stands' to expose To execute a message Thusly, he always' have a plan That which we can understand - Hence fourth - He piers very tall above them all He barely cracks' a smile He wear a hat of straw That is his style - He wears' a straw hat That he probably got from the Mall And no body know's The full extent of it all - He piers above the yard With such command And speaks' in such aa language That few can only but understand - Unless you are close to this man You can barely see a strand And off from the distance He looks' just like a man Though he is filled with straw With bits of cotton - Or - What else ever may be But, I mind you This was to conceal his identity Even though he has a pension To be free He is perfectly content Just to scare the birds' away Just maybe two, maybe three Sometimes' he even scare people The likes of you and me - Or - Those who should happen -Suddenly upon him Fore it is only he or them GF

Copyright © | Year Posted 2011




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Date: 7/29/2011 9:27:00 PM
Creative and engrossing write with personification, Gary
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Date: 7/29/2011 7:08:00 PM
Yes, the straw man is always there doing his job but those old crows a very intelligent birds who figure him out very soon..Enjoyed reading your work this eve..Thanks for the kind review of my work and the honor of favorite..Sara
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Date: 7/29/2011 12:32:00 PM
Gary, I enjoyed reading this poem. It has been years since I have even seen a man made of straw. It was a quite interesting work. Take care and keep writing, Jancar C.
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Date: 7/29/2011 8:17:00 AM
so enjoyed reading your intense creative poetry Gary.. luv that title as it enhances the content so well.. very descriptive in depicting this character luv..
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Date: 7/29/2011 6:36:00 AM
good subject matter. i always wonder about scarecrows. i like this poem , good poetry
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