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Premium Member We Take Leave of Our Senses Under Tents
We get buried under tents
in cemeteries, a sensible 

insurance send off,
throwing roses into a hole. 

At parking lot carnivals in June, 
I throw rings at 

impossible duck necks, 
tommy-gunning pop-up 

rubber gangsters all for a 
shot at the giant stuffed cod

you never wanted
...under a tent.

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Categories: take leave, death, lost love, love,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Achieve Before We Take Leave
Before we all take leave, 
we should have goals to achieve. 
Did we do all we can 
during this finite lifespan? 
If we still have a long way to go, 
let's do something in order to grow.
Allow our better side to show.

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Categories: take leave, life,
Form: Light Verse

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