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Only Ten Shopping Days 'til the Locusts

   Only ten shopping days ‘til the locusts arrive
      What on earth should I buy them

   I’ve scoured the stores, and what’s more
      Amazon, Tik-Tok and E-bay

   But ‘gifts for locusts’ brings up very few items
      so I’m conducting a mini-plebiscitum  

   Asking cockroaches, spiders and scorpions
      if I should text ‘em or a love poem write ‘em

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Kim Rodrigues

Date: 5/13/2024 5:57:00 PM

When they swarm in, then you’ll know just the right gift. As they snap, crackle, and rub their legs together to play Vivaldi.

Ilene Bauer

Date: 5/13/2024 1:14:00 PM

ha! yes, i've been reading about their imminent arrival, gershon! yuck!

Paula Goldsmith

Date: 5/13/2024 11:36:00 AM

I enjoyed reading your creative/fun write. They may not have phones. Mail a post card with a creative write on it. Hahaha!!! Have A Blessed Day Writing Away.............

John Lawless

Date: 5/13/2024 4:11:00 AM

I believe a terse tercet should pacify them