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A Basket Full of Flowers Or of Trouble

The maiden was carrying a basket it was full of sweet flowers for market once she got there she places a blanket then lays the bunches around a casket A toff came along and got one for Ascot he doffed his hat showing a crew cut the fabric of his trousers was tricot made up fashionably in cross cut He invites her to join him at Ascot leading her down to a leafy short cut intentions clear he opens his tricot so she made good use of hidden off cut Flees from situation most delicate to get involved much too intricate after all you must follow etiquette to remain in the temple's syndicate Collecting up her flowers and basket she made her way home out of the market she wrote never again in triplicate as her cat came over to affricate She sat down to a dinner of brisket followed by a nice tasty biscuit getting it down, she cleaned the musket finishes day ironing her weskit ~~~~~~ affricate means to rub up against Tricot is a fabric or material weskit is a word for waistcoat usually very ornate

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Date: 1/26/2014 5:04:00 AM
What a flow of words and rhyme, Shadow
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Shadow Hamilton
Date: 1/26/2014 5:27:00 AM
ty Ram note to one's self choose easier rhyming words lol Shadow x smile hug
Date: 1/25/2014 10:48:00 PM
Very nice Shadow........Love ~SKAT~
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Date: 1/26/2014 5:26:00 AM
ty Skat Shadow x smile hug
Date: 1/25/2014 7:52:00 PM
Shadow,Shadow,what a sweet one at this hour,thank goodness I'm not alone. Legendary, Shadow. Kayod5.
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Date: 1/26/2014 5:25:00 AM
hi Kayod5 ty very much glad you enjoyed it Shadow x smile hug

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