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Worms!

Worms are grisly, quite abhorrent, slimy, and a world apart from style and character I'll warrant. All they do is wriggle, wiggle to distraction, captured by the early bird they're skewered to inaction Yet they aerate the soil, help in nature's grand design, think I'll print a full retraction they're not grisly, they're just fine!

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Michelle Mac Donald

Date: 3/17/2009 5:55:00 AM

Hmmmm...an ode to the well-deserving 'worm'..hehe. Those leprachauns had stopped letting me comment before my 'silly' kicked it. They are useful and under-estmated creatures..a delicacy for fish and birds. I taught my children how to catch nightcrawlers. Yes, they can be very slimmy, especially when it's raining.:( This makes me smile...thank you Keith Love, Mikki

Yoni Dvorkis

Date: 3/15/2009 8:07:00 PM

Your topic's very refreshing to read about. I like your alliteration on the w sound too with wriggle and wiggle. For me there's only one true home for the worm, at the bottom of a good tequila bottle. Take care Kieth - Yoni

Barbara Gorelick

Date: 3/15/2009 5:10:00 PM

My brother is going to love this..he raises worms..its quite a business..I enjoyed this tribute to the wiggly things. BG

Sharon Winter

Date: 3/15/2009 1:19:00 PM

Well, i guess everything's good for something after all. Still gross me out, but guess I like them better now. : ) Love, Shar

Jane Bowen

Date: 3/15/2009 11:57:00 AM

aaaawwwweee...that was great! I loved it. Good job....On every line...your work and humor worked well on this little piece. Some of our best work comes so simply to us when we write from our gut. You did what you do best here! A fun lighthearted read! I'm on Indian Rocks Rd/Anona area. Happy to be friends with you as well Keith, take care! I enjoy reading your poems too...it's cool to see how others feel& express themselves! Take care friend, :) Janers PS:I wrote a haiku on worms...hehe