Petty Powwow

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Have always enjoyed "The mosquito" by D.H. Lawrence, the best poem on the subject:)

How dare you bite me?
   Little mosquito
Go, find someone else
   To dig in your toe

   You bother me much
So I will just splat
   Now you're there, now not
You blood-sucking brat

I thought it's over
   Our unspoken grudge
But you haunt me 'gain
   With your tiny smudge

   Your sibling or friend
Comes seeking revenge
   I don't like him too
He should not infringe

   So there goes my hand
You can't stop me now
   He joins you too soon
Ending our powwow


06.24.2021

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Date: 6/29/2021 7:43:00 PM
Ha, ha! So much for the 'mighty mosquito' when he meets the back of your hand! lol. Enjoyed! :) gw
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Date: 6/26/2021 5:30:00 AM
So great! Oh how we hate those mosquitoes!
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Date: 6/25/2021 12:45:00 PM
Haha.. this was fun... Great read! Ann
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Date: 6/24/2021 9:25:00 PM
That'll teach 'em, Jo. Love the poem. Harry
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Date: 6/24/2021 5:17:00 PM
Great fun, Jo. Powwow is awesome image for it.
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Date: 6/24/2021 12:23:00 PM
Annoying when it happens, especially during sleeping hours. This is a charming poem that made me smile, It made me forget what pests they are. Hugs, my little sister. xxx
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Date: 6/24/2021 11:29:00 AM
I love people who talk to insects, shows great humanity lol, yes they are pesky but also needed :)
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Date: 6/24/2021 8:57:00 AM
Mosquitoes are big pests. I use a slice of lemon and rub it on the bite, It goes away quickly. Loved your poem. Hugs.
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Date: 6/24/2021 8:03:00 AM
Thank God for citronella oil, lol. Always get bitten when I go to Turkey, our neighbours daughter went abroad with friends, she was covered in bites, I told she shouldn't have put so much performe on because it atrracts them lol. Enjoyed your verse Jo. Tom
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Date: 6/24/2021 7:56:00 AM
A very good piece Jo really takes one along your road fighting that mosquito with much vigour and positivity. Take care, Gordon
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