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Top 10 Things My Dogs Have Never Said To Me

Top 10 things my dogs have never said to me.   Ever!

Number 10…"Can we get a cat?"

Number 9…"No,…As a matter of fact I`m not happy to see you."

Number 8…"That`s ok, you eat the rest of that rib eye."

Number 7…"Sorry about your friends leg, and of course i`ll pay for the pillow."

Number 6…"Do I need a mint?"

Number 5…"And where have you been?"

Number 4…"Is there a 12 step group for butt sniffing?"

Number 3…"Please!…Do not rub my belly or scratch my ears. "

Number 2…" You threw it…You go get it."

And the number 1 answer is!

"That`s your third beer ya know."

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Senryu Traffic

bent over the wheel
                     the plumber rolls down his window 
                     just a crack

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Haiku Senryu Thief

taken
                          from henhouse          
                          poached eggs

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Stray Cat Haiku

stray cat under moonlight
                        looks up  pauses and moves on
                        no regrets

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Sparkling Haiku

stars strung like diamonds
               moon precious as a pearl
               sparkling gem of a night

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Tequila Sunrise

The
                                   sun today rose like
                                      a slice of lemon 
                                       that grips the
                                        salty edge of
                                         an ice cold
                                          margarita
                                             badly
                                                i
                                                n
                          
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                                                e
                                                e
                                                d
                                              of an
                                        extra shot of
                                    tequila for warmth

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Ode To Joe Gould

Born Joseph Ferdinand Gould, in Norwood Massachusetts, 1889.
A 1911 graduate of Harvard, and a
Greenwich village Bohemian from 1916 until 1957,
and the time of his death at age 68.
Joe was a filthy and disgusting man, who constantly smelled
like homeless shelter disinfectant. 
Dirty fingers, greasy clothes but also an intellectual.
He was a writer, a poet, a lier and a bum, A thief and
A drunk, and other poets hated him and he hated them.
He once told them that "Not only is your poetry bad, but
also stolen from other bad poets."
One night he convinced them that he had written the
most wonderful poem, and that they should allow him 
to stand and recite it, and they did. 
Joe stood up that night back in 1942, in the Raven poetry club 
in New york city`s Lower East side, and read his poem. 

                                   " In winter I`m a Buddhist,
                                      and in summer I`m a nudist."

    With that I raise my glass to you Joe Gould. I wish I had known ya!

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A Brief Message

"After the tone, please leave a brief message."

                   Hello?…..Bob?…Are you there?
                   This is Charlie, and all mine have a tear.
                   Call me back and we`ll talk underwear…
                   …..Briefly!

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Hearts Like An Egg

They`re heart`s like an egg forever hardboiled,
                        friends that betrayed, dreams that were foiled.                         
                        Protecting it`s shell and those whom were loyal,
                        toys of their youth, their health, all now spoiled spoiled.
                      
                        They`re heart`s like an egg forever hardboiled.
                        Decisions, regrets, a life of turmoil,
                        choices, bad bets, and days of hard toil,
                        they fall to their beds, body in coil.
                        
                        They`re heart`s like an egg, forever hardboiled.
                        Doing their best only turning up roiled.
                        Controversial at best, always embroiled,
                        and they no longer fear, being planted in soil.

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Haiku Weather

powerful new england storms
                                  can't get to church on christmas
                                  nor easter

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Book: Reflection on the Important Things