True
...Most of what I write is true -
I get it from the news.
Open up the paper - there's so much
From which to choose.
Stories often catch my eye
Of lunatics and strangers;
Perverts on the subway,
Urban...
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Categories:
wringers, on writing and words,
Form: Rhyme
Hope
...We had wringers on our washing machines,
And four dialed numbers made telephones ring.
Transistor radios with only AM,
Vineal records to play, and you could stack them.
And, Hope entertained du...
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Categories:
wringers, childhood, nostalgia, peopleprayer, hope,
Form: Rhyme
Wash Day
...Frayed and puckered in a heap
Skivvies on top, worn socks beneath
Lace collar curled up in disgust
Offensive smells to upper crust
Deep baskets poured out jumbled loads
Soap bubbles flip flopp...
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Categories:
wringers, funny, imagination, parody,
Form: Quatrain