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Jill's Lament

Dear brother Jack's still tucked in bed, unconscious from the fall. My advice to those who love their heads: beware of hills and walls. Does Humpty Dumpty ring a bell? He too impaired his crown. But oh!--much worse, much worse he fell, says every knight in town. My sympathies to the goodly egg, but Jack moves more my heart. Oh Mother Goose, of you I beg, rewrite my brother's part! Let not him tumble carelessly, make flat that horrid hill-- and if need be, do this for me: let Jack swap roles with Jill!

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Date: 11/10/2011 5:46:00 AM
I have enjoyed reading your poetry and wish you the best in your writing endeavors whatever they may be Michael. May inspiration come into your soul each and every day. I will stop in at the Soup and see how you are doing from time to time. Love and best wishes always, Carol
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