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A Band Donned Around Ring Finger of Left Hand

A band donned... Around ring finger of left hand Yes folks (meaning, whomever espies these lines) alas and alack I attest thy spouse located future heirloom - while tentatively asleep in her bivouac though far less likely, (yet near more rewarding) than finding bullet in gunnysack and/or locating needle in haystack constitutes the missus (thru... worm my going with fluke...?) She discovered logical whereabouts concerning whaddya believe simple 14 carat (ha - just kidding) no custom made tooled bejeweled purchased, but symbol of marriage originally acquired as prize within box of crackerjack and treated as goodluck which find accompanied with wife merrily drumming upon me buttucks an old chestnut nursery rhyme named knick knack paddy whack. Emotional moment found yours truly uttering yippee while straddled upon rushing limb boughs verbally punctuated courtesy warranty said treasured ring kept guarded by hand sum vigilant trustee kissing me darling dumpling as adequate reciprocity suddenly husband experienced himself as figurative payee delivered out his (mine) emotional melee courtesy lucky find more precious than fine spun gold. Now bonafide marriage signifies stronger invisible bond, whereby Western Culture accepts how wedding band doth correspond unlikely once philandering quirky poet will draw attraction, anyway cuz insinuations he won't respond, nor at this matrimonial juncture (approximately two dozen plus years) will one bard **** troubadour abscond. How great if woebegone misfortune could abate such as obsessive compulsive mailer daemons that create psychological distress and chronic depression whereby suicidal ideations will elevate impossible mission to oust melancholy against psyche doth grate, though chatting (over telephone) with eldest sister, who lives within Woodbury, New Jersey can figuratively illustrate how solitary existence encompassing isolated kalifate only breeds despair within, emotionally remote bailiwick therein still stews emotionally unbridled wordsmith whose entire being does marinate.

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