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Poetic Form: Lyrics
Inspired: 2024 April 05
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Socked At The Hop

(Lyrics written to the tune of: "That Old Black Magic" *NOTE: Maintain forward tune throughout all six stanzas; last three stanzas don't revert to original tune wherein, tempo change) That old hat trick just didn't go so well, That old hat trick had socked me to a bell, Those icy fingers up and down my wool, Came from that old schoolmarm taught at their high school, The sound of jingle that you hear in me, It's the time that bell had just broken free, Down and down deeply, round and round in me, They'll try to have it free, and done quickly, goes bye bye I, drops me washing-meany ...
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Goldsmith Avatar
April 17, 2024 at 9:17 AM
Congratulations on your win. I enjoyed reading your cute/fun sock write/story. Enjoy your day writing away............
Kelii Kekaula Avatar
April 17, 2024 at 4:12 PM
Thanks aplenty, Paula, for this sockless one. Grew up barefoot or in slippers until I boarded a plane and moved to Maine. Aloha, William
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