You Won't Get This with Ken Burns

A Mount Vernon daddy long-legs
was pregnant with ten thousand eggs.
You might call what she did a shameful deed
with a Monticello centipede, 
and yet...not long after Valley Forge,
that monstrous army defeated a proud King George.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2026

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Alhemaidy Avatar
March 26, 2026 at 4:10 PM
Hi David :-) Very interesting & enjoyed read! Have a nice day ~ AA
Crandall Avatar
March 26, 2026 at 7:57 PM
Thanks, Abdullah...glad you enjoyed this strange offering :-))
Godwin Avatar
March 26, 2026 at 2:52 PM
Clever and witty is all over this.
Crandall Avatar
March 26, 2026 at 7:56 PM
When you forget to do your reading assignment in history class, just bluff!
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