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The Greatest of Poems

I've got this awesome idea To write the greatest of poems It'll start out nice and easy Then with a BANG make some noise It will be widely read In every coffeehouse in town Soon to catch on like a wildfire Then #1 with a bullet nation bound Writing so amazing It'll astound everyone Why it might even get hired killers To turn in their guns It'll make the strong want to weep And the weak to stand strong There will be waves of applause This poem will have it all going on They'll beg me to let them use it In a Presidential speech Afterwards they'll fly it straight to the conflict Where it'll bring peace to the Middle East Finally coming to rest at the Smithsonian Taking up it's rightful place They may have to move that old Shuttle To give my poem plenty of space But before any of this can happen Before it rings true, buckaroo I suppose I should think up something special And jot down a line, maybe two...

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Date: 5/21/2019 5:17:00 PM
You truly are the best poet on PS, in my opinion. You wrote quite a number of one hit wonders -- awaiting discover
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Date: 11/4/2018 12:07:00 PM
LOL you are SO funny. I can just see them moving the shuttle to display your poem. Love all your witty ideas in this poem, Mike.
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Date: 5/31/2016 8:38:00 PM
Do write please... you can... at least so reveals this poem... like it very much...
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Date: 5/31/2016 6:23:00 PM
lol ... but I will let you in on a secret ... you Do write great poems:-) hugs Jan xx
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Mike Hauser
Date: 5/31/2016 6:52:00 PM
I just found out how to reply! I'm so brain dead! Thank you for all the wonderful comments!

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