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what is there to see?

far in a dark hurricane

an old figure leans.

 

An old figure leans

Wu style -- bamboo in the wind,

rampant cobra sway*

 

 

* kake-kotoba alert:  rampant cobra's way

 

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rampant cobra sway

a crane soars and joins the play

children of the Tao

 

children of the Tao

a breeze blows on the meadow

golden flowers dance.

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children of the Tao

a breeze blows on the meadow

golden flowers dance.

 

golden flowers dance

whilst trees sway and grasses wave

neath the suns soft glow

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golden flowers dance

whilst trees sway and grasses wave

neath the suns soft glow

 

'neath the suns soft glow

worlds of morning dew dry up

like my tears for them.

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'neath the suns soft glow

worlds of morning dew dry up

like my tears for them.

 

like my tears for them,

that have no comprehension,

of why I'm crying.

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faucet tight - screw it

one to hold the faucet tight

three to turn the house

 

 

 

 

(sorry, Brian, Luke was first)

Yeah, I started typing my response but then got hijacked by SWMBO. :)
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faucet tight - screw it

one to hold the faucet tight

three to turn the house

 

 

 

 

(sorry, Brian, Luke was first)

 

Three to turn the house:

Father, Son, the Holy Ghost.

Sign on the door: MEN.

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Three to turn the house:

Father, Son, the Holy Ghost.

Sign on the door: MEN.

 

Sign on the door: MEN.

Who may wish to be engaged

But are still vacant.

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Sign on the door: MEN.

Who may wish to be engaged

But are still vacant.

 

But are still vacant

rooms to fill with creatures great

and small?  Write that book. 

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But are still vacant

rooms to fill with creatures great

and small?  Write that book. 

 

and small?  Write that book. 

and large?   Create a journal.

Medium?   Ghost-write.

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and small?  Write that book. 

and large?   Create a journal.

Medium?   Ghost-write.

 

Medium? Ghost write.

Chalk and tuna, in the air

wafting lofty prose

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Medium? Ghost write.

Chalk and tuna, in the air

wafting lofty prose

 

wafting lofty prose

he fools many all the time

some he fools never

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some he fools never

till he looks in the mirror

lips all aquiver

Lips all aquiver

Bilabial fricative

Ye olde raspberry

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ye olde raspberry

the sound of puckered asses

just farting away

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ye olde raspberry

the sound of puckered asses

just farting away

just farting away

oblivious to fallen souls

from the stench of old

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Old-school omegas

Groceries from bodegas

Driving to Vegas

 

Driving to Vegas

with black Jack my good friend

the one armed bandit.

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Driving to Vegas

with black Jack my good friend

the one armed bandit.

 

the one armed bandit

soon emptied all my pockets

no word no gesture

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