mine true and it's goosey croon

.
                                                             i know 
                                                               who 
                                                   namez        kid
                                                               their
                                                   tommy anywho

                                                             ooops 
                                                    think'd      bard
                                                               thuh
                                                        humorously 

                                                               well
                                                  i guess when it be
                                                        thuh    grumpy
                                                               old
                                          'warn'doubt'     goat
                                                             billie
                                                             it'll fit
                                                             surrenderingly
                                                               subjugatingly
                                                                              deep

                                                                                tap





*billie spelled with the astute
                                           think ')
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Rodgers Avatar
March 11, 2026 at 11:24 AM
Hello James, there is a brilliant, jagged honesty in the way you let this poem "tap" its way down the page. I found myself caught on the transition from the playful "ooops" of a self-correcting bard to the heavy, sinking weight of the "grumpy old goat." Blessings, Daniel
Peranteau Avatar
March 14, 2026 at 1:53 PM
ty for read'n...much love
Kendrick Avatar
March 10, 2026 at 4:18 PM
Creative work. Sara K
Peranteau Avatar
March 14, 2026 at 4:58 PM
ty ') much love
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