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Perfect Rhymes Do Not Poetry Make

The larger the bird, the larger the turd The bigger the tart, the louder the fart The more beans he ate, the darker his fate The more he drank, the more he stank All the lines above rhyme perfectly internally Yet to call them poetry rankles eternally

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Date: 7/3/2019 1:22:00 PM
poetry is in the eye of the beholder ;) Love the title and the message and you made me laugh! Blessings :) ~ps
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Gershon Wolf
Date: 7/3/2019 1:26:00 PM
This one is worth a chuckle or three, I guess... Thanks for letting me know. Best wishes, gw
Date: 6/23/2019 9:15:00 PM
I like the way your mind works - a bit odd but - - -
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Gershon Wolf
Date: 6/23/2019 9:21:00 PM
Yeah, this one is (more than a) bit odd... As far as minds working goes, thanks for the compliment---and the feeling's mutual, Mike. Thanks again, gw
Date: 6/23/2019 6:30:00 PM
Don’t know about you, this rhyming’s cuckoo ;)
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Gershon Wolf
Date: 6/23/2019 7:05:00 PM
But it's perfectly cuckoo, No?! Kim, you just have to develop an appreciation for 'Fine Rhyme!' LOL. LOL. LOL... You know, like I have. (LOL, if not barf out loud). ~ Burp, gw
Date: 6/23/2019 8:33:00 AM
Maybe not...but this one makes a lot of sense...
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Gershon Wolf
Date: 6/23/2019 1:57:00 PM
O.K. I can buy that, Arturo. Thanks for the view and your viewpoint. Best wishes, Gershon
Date: 6/23/2019 12:05:00 AM
Your title says it all, Gershon.
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Gershon Wolf
Date: 6/23/2019 1:55:00 PM
Yeah, it's clean too -- unlike the vulgarity of the four lines that followed. :) gw

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