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April Fools' Occurs First Day of Fourth Month

April fools' occurs first day of fourth month Ordinarily all manner of tomfoolery doth abound, celebrated for countless centuries by different cultures, though exact origins remain shrouded in mystery, nevertheless quasi holiday of sorts begat courtesy primitive precursor to Central Intelligence Agency nsync with Federal Bureau of Investigations equivalent to Fred Flintstones as spymasters forebears, whose true identity dubbed secret double agent linkedin to Bedrock background check, where court jester donned as most important person and crowned accordingly prevaricating without suffering any retribution, saying the unpopular king drowned. The following poem written/updated since last year unlike any other when out of this world outlandish accouterments people did wear hermetically sealed of even faintest tear to avoid contamination against coronavirus air supply difficult to spare, when wing and prayer soul saving amazing grace analogous to can opener regarding necessary kitchenware, which empty canned food tins helps putting out little fires everywhere. Pandemic straps tightly plied girded beltway unlike any other All fools day in annals of recorded ("fake") history western civilization tapestry doth fray April first two thousand and twenty three neigh, no time for horseplay what with coronavirus (COVID-19) boarded ship of jilted fools (think *****sapiens) barred courtesy omnipotent jackstay furloughed workers analogous grumpy minions lay dwarfed by unfortunate uncontrollable pandemonium and melee global events, née... germinating, jackknifing, and wreaking havoc Mother Earth nonchalantly toying (indiscriminately) regarding humanity as bestrewing bajillion biohazards berserkly bequeathing bedlam child's play just desserts, she doth understandably repay man/womankind flicked as flotsam and jetsam vile treatment diabolically heaped, jubilantly loosed, maniacally pitched upon her terrestrial firma oy vey she chokes, gags, laughs raspily yea rebuffs, refuses, and renounces further abuse. Nevertheless toothless gumption, albeit feeble fighting spirit, her survival instincts assail cumulative environmental destruction triggered casus belli expelling deadly toxins, when Gaia doth exhale since onset of global interregnum (think virulent spreading poisonous Kudzu like wildfire biohazard) since world wide webbed disease brought grinding halt consumerist paradigm in lockdown, nonetheless within brief interim noticeable clearer air to inhale amazingly enough postal system... intact voila... uninterrupted delivery of (nope – sorry) no mail, the daily highlight experienced among people emotionally crippled pasty faced and pale finds quivering Captain Kangaroo plus good n plenti proud primates each dancing and quivering like a captive (dan gulling) quail.

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