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(Part 1: http://hellopoetry.com/poem/738250/almond-eyes/) Come spring, she leaped across the grassy dune. In her ageing almond eyes, fresh wisdom strewn. Unthought of now- he who had once been her all. In a forbidden forest, a smiling lean buck stood tall. Come summer, standing afar she did quietly spy; Studying his ways from the curious corner of her eye- How chilled he liked his water, how green his grass… A polite little nod if ever he happened to pass. Come monsoon, away she cast the lessons of the past. Throughout their graze, on him her gaze. Playful fights they feign; adorable moments in the rain. She’d fallen tame; her clumsy hooves not to blame. Come winter, cold truths in the icy winds blew her way. Her lean, smiling buck wasn’t really hers per se. He smiled much the same at myriad doe and antelope, Yet, in her shivering heart flickered the scantiest of hope. Come fall, she finally forsake her futile trail. Turned her back with a swish of her bushy tail. Beaming with sheer joy, she hummed a halcyon tune twice over. For bucks would come and bucks would go, but the river’d go on forever.
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Sep 5, 2016
Sep 5, 2016 at 3:41 PM UTC
Almond Eyes. (Part 2)
Behind your eyes I see lions And you know them well And you fear Roars resonate in your tortured mind And you regret being bizarre You want to stay in line But the bustle in the crowds won't accept your direction You're an infection - peculiar in a derogatory sense. The howls from the people let you discover That this place is for hyenas You cower Lest you be ripped to shreds And on your panicked escape You leave a lioness behind The one you had named Unique and her cries are of a dreadful kind Claws feast into your weary soul They are your own As you keep under prison guard The character given by God Desperately you cling onto branches Not sturdy enough to hold you forever but you'd do anything to avoid being trampled By the hooves of the many When you have but a few lions left The rest were dropped as uncertainty clouded your vision Until your cat eyes Did not even benefit in the night But you are forgetting Should you choose a weak road At least chase the antelope Heaven knows You were meant to run wild Not Climb But when you become stronger as lions always do You will run before the hoof beats Because you are extraordinary And when you realize They will have no choice but to And the mass will part The moment you roar And when the herd is separated Blind or awake You shall find your lioness As she is running home Let her meld within your heart Let her be part of your masterpiece Until you recognize the majesty of your lions And without fear When you love yourself You will see the beast in mine eyes as well
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Apr 13, 2014
Apr 13, 2014 at 10:34 PM UTC
Lion Eyes
Behind your eyes I see lions And you know them well And you fear Roars resonate in your tortured mind And you regret being bizarre You want to stay in line But the bustle in the crowds won't accept your direction You're an infection - peculiar in a derogatory sense. The howls from the people let you discover That this place is for hyenas You cower Lest you be ripped to shreds And on your panicked escape You leave a lioness behind The one you had named Unique and her cries are of a dreadful kind Claws feast into your weary soul They are your own As you keep under prison guard The character given by God Desperately you cling onto branches Not sturdy enough to hold you forever but you'd do anything to avoid being trampled By the hooves of the many When you have but a few lions left The rest were dropped as uncertainty clouded your vision Until your cat eyes Did not even benefit in the night But you are forgetting Should you choose a weak road At least chase the antelope Heaven knows You were meant to run wild Not Climb But when you become stronger as lions always do You will run before the hoof beats Because you are extraordinary And when you realize They will have no choice but to And the mass will part The moment you roar And when the herd is separated Blind or awake You shall find your lioness As she is running home Let her meld within your heart Let her be part of your masterpiece Until you recognize the majesty of your lions And without fear When you love yourself You will see the beast in mine eyes as well
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The Lioness is one of God's majestic creatures She is mighty ferocious fierce and brave Prides herself in her features While killing the antelope she has desperately crave The Lioness is filled with love Only as she watches her cubs With the lion her belove And protects them from the hard stubs The Lioness is not submissive She lets the lion become king for as long as she pleases Never permissive Until hell freezes The Lioness is the true queen of the pride No one dares challenges her If you do you will not slide You will only talk of blather If you hear her fearsome roar then take heed of this lore
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Jun 4, 2015
Jun 4, 2015 at 11:48 AM UTC
The Heart of a Lioness
240 Ah, Moon—and Star! You are very far— But were no one Farther than you— Do you think I’d stop For a Firmament— Or a Cubit—or so? I could borrow a Bonnet Of the Lark— And a Chamois’ Silver Boot— And a stirrup of an Antelope— And be with you—Tonight! But, Moon, and Star, Though you’re very far— There is one—farther than you— He—is more than a firmament—from Me— So I can never go!
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Ah, Moon—and Star!
In ruck and quibble of courtfolk This giant hulked, I tell you, on her scene With hands like derricks, Looks fierce and black as rooks; Why, all the windows broke when he stalked in. Her dainty acres he ramped through And used her gentle doves with manners rude; I do not know What fury urged him slay Her antelope who meant him naught but good. She spoke most chiding in his ear Till he some pity took upon her crying; Of rich attire He made her shoulders bare And solaced her, but quit her at cock's crowing. A hundred heralds she sent out To summon in her slight all doughty men Whose force might fit Shape of her sleep, her thought- None of that greenhorn lot matched her bright crown. So she is come to this rare pass Whereby she treks in blood through sun and squall And sings you thus : 'How sad, alas, it is To see my people shrunk so small, so small.'
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The Queen's Complaint
A is the Alphabet, A at its head; A is an Antelope, agile to run. B is the Baker Boy bringing the bread, Or black Bear and brown Bear, both begging for bun. C is a Cornflower come with the corn; C is a Cat with a comical look. D is a Dinner which Dahlias adorn; D is a Duchess who dines with a Duke. E is an elegant eloquent Earl; E is an Egg whence an Eaglet emerges. F is a Falcon, with feathers to furl; F is a Fountain of full foaming surges. G is the Gander, the Gosling, the Goose; G is a Garnet in girdle of gold. H is a Heartsease, harmonious of hues; H is a huge Hammer, heavy to hold. I is an Idler who idles on ice; I am I--who will say I am not I? J is a Jacinth, a jewel of price; J is a Jay, full of joy in July. K is a King, or a Kaiser still higher; K is a Kitten, or quaint Kangaroo. L is a Lute or a lovely-toned Lyre; L is a Lily all laden with dew. M is a Meadow where Meadowsweet blows; M is a Mountain made dim by a mist. N is a Nut--in a nutshell it grows-- Or a Nest full of Nightingales singing--oh list! O is an Opal, with only one spark; O is an Olive, with oil on its skin. P is a Pony, a pet in a park; P is the Point of a Pen or a Pin. Q is a Quail, quick-chirping at morn; Q is a Quince quite ripe and near dropping. R is a Rose, rosy red on a thorn; R is a red-breasted Robin come hopping. S is a Snow-storm that sweeps o'er the Sea; S is the Song that the swift Swallows sing. T is the Tea-table set out for tea; T is a Tiger with terrible spring. U, the Umbrella, went up in a shower; Or Unit is useful with ten to unite. V is a Violet veined in the flower; V is a Viper of venomous bite. W stands for the water-bred Whale; Stands for the wonderful Wax-work so gay. X, or ** or *** is ale, Or Policeman X, exercised day after day. Y is a yellow Yacht, yellow its boat; Y is the Yucca, the Yam, or the Yew. Z is a Zebra, zigzagged his coat, Or Zebu, or Zoophyte, seen at the Zoo.
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An Alphabet
A is the Alphabet, A at its head; A is an Antelope, agile to run. B is the Baker Boy bringing the bread, Or black Bear and brown Bear, both begging for bun. C is a Cornflower come with the corn; C is a Cat with a comical look. D is a Dinner which Dahlias adorn; D is a Duchess who dines with a Duke. E is an elegant eloquent Earl; E is an Egg whence an Eaglet emerges. F is a Falcon, with feathers to furl; F is a Fountain of full foaming surges. G is the Gander, the Gosling, the Goose; G is a Garnet in girdle of gold. H is a Heartsease, harmonious of hues; H is a huge Hammer, heavy to hold. I is an Idler who idles on ice; I am I--who will say I am not I? J is a Jacinth, a jewel of price; J is a Jay, full of joy in July. K is a King, or a Kaiser still higher; K is a Kitten, or quaint Kangaroo. L is a Lute or a lovely-toned Lyre; L is a Lily all laden with dew. M is a Meadow where Meadowsweet blows; M is a Mountain made dim by a mist. N is a Nut--in a nutshell it grows-- Or a Nest full of Nightingales singing--oh list! O is an Opal, with only one spark; O is an Olive, with oil on its skin. P is a Pony, a pet in a park; P is the Point of a Pen or a Pin. Q is a Quail, quick-chirping at morn; Q is a Quince quite ripe and near dropping. R is a Rose, rosy red on a thorn; R is a red-breasted Robin come hopping. S is a Snow-storm that sweeps o'er the Sea; S is the Song that the swift Swallows sing. T is the Tea-table set out for tea; T is a Tiger with terrible spring. U, the Umbrella, went up in a shower; Or Unit is useful with ten to unite. V is a Violet veined in the flower; V is a Viper of venomous bite. W stands for the water-bred Whale; Stands for the wonderful Wax-work so gay. X, or ** or *** is ale, Or Policeman X, exercised day after day. Y is a yellow Yacht, yellow its boat; Y is the Yucca, the Yam, or the Yew. Z is a Zebra, zigzagged his coat, Or Zebu, or Zoophyte, seen at the Zoo.
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All is NOT well in the grasslands. The animals are fit to be tied. The actions of the crafty wolves Have left the rest of them horrified. "How will we EVER be able To keep democracy afloat," The antelope asked, "if the wolves Don't allow us all to vote? "In many sections of these grasslands, Shameless wolves are doing their best To hold voter registration Hostage, keeping voters suppressed." "They aim to control voter turnout," The deer added. "That's their hope. Their sneaky ways to manipulate Elections push the envelope! “They stall and seek petty reasons To take names off voting lists. Fair and honest elections are In jeopardy if this persists.” "It's so close to election day, Our courts are reluctant to raise objections," The buffalo said. "Some of the wolves Are even running in the elections! "Humph! They stole a Supreme Court justice. Then they rammed another one through. Now they're still suppressing voters. What more damage will they do?" "Winnowing down voter rolls! Their strategies should be illegal!" The fox chimed in. Looking around, He asked, "Where is our dear friend Eagle?" The absent eagle wanted no Responsibility tied to her name. She couldn't stop the out-of-control Wolves, and hid her head in shame. -by Bob B (10-19-18)
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Oct 19, 2018
Oct 19, 2018 at 10:50 AM UTC
Democracy in Crisis
Dear Nike, No better felling then when I get that new shoe smell Fresher than a spring breeze Like a wizard making a new spell I reach out and grab my Nikes Pull them on my feet They are Comfy as a the softest cloud Smooth as the purest silk Magnificent as a majestic eagle spreading its wings to fly off into a deep red sunset They make me feel relaxed as  sitting in the shade on a warm summer day When I wear you I feel as strong as the Rock lifting a thousand pounds faster than Usain Bolt shattering a world record and hearing fans cream his name All the pressure off It's just my Nikes and I I'm a blur with my nikes Fast as a cheetah sprinting after a desperately bounding antelope Can't even see me People try to keep up All they do is trip up When they glance up from the cold hard ground thick mud covering their face All they see are my beautiful piercing green Nikes Running down the court Legs pumping Muscles flexing So much sweat pouring off my face its like a raging river I taste the sourness of salt in my mouth Next thing you know It's all over The buzzer roars Everyones jumps on their feet All eyes locked on the ball flying through the air Fans screaming like angry banshees so loud it could make you deaf Swoosh And it's all over There's a reason Nike means victory It's because no one can even compete Before the battle is started they've already been beat People who don't wear them Just haven't realized that the shoes they wear are inferior Do their shoes give them the power to jump one thousand feet Sprint at the speed of light Make exery shot they take No On the torn up field On the scuffed up court It doesn't matter When I wear my Nikes They make me fly Around the world Through white wispy clouds surrounded by beautiful baby blue sky Across the endless oceans full of green and turquoise churning water and silver jumping fish Through fields full of long dark green grass Feeling the wind blow through my face like an angry hurricane Its like I'm in the flashing streets Hong kong Nike shoe game is just too strong Love, Zach
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Apr 3, 2014
Apr 3, 2014 at 7:52 AM UTC
Nike
Dear Nike, No better felling then when I get that new shoe smell Fresher than a spring breeze Like a wizard making a new spell I reach out and grab my Nikes Pull them on my feet They are Comfy as a the softest cloud Smooth as the purest silk Magnificent as a majestic eagle spreading its wings to fly off into a deep red sunset They make me feel relaxed as  sitting in the shade on a warm summer day When I wear you I feel as strong as the Rock lifting a thousand pounds faster than Usain Bolt shattering a world record and hearing fans cream his name All the pressure off It's just my Nikes and I I'm a blur with my nikes Fast as a cheetah sprinting after a desperately bounding antelope Can't even see me People try to keep up All they do is trip up When they glance up from the cold hard ground thick mud covering their face All they see are my beautiful piercing green Nikes Running down the court Legs pumping Muscles flexing So much sweat pouring off my face its like a raging river I taste the sourness of salt in my mouth Next thing you know It's all over The buzzer roars Everyones jumps on their feet All eyes locked on the ball flying through the air Fans screaming like angry banshees so loud it could make you deaf Swoosh And it's all over There's a reason Nike means victory It's because no one can even compete Before the battle is started they've already been beat People who don't wear them Just haven't realized that the shoes they wear are inferior Do their shoes give them the power to jump one thousand feet Sprint at the speed of light Make exery shot they take No On the torn up field On the scuffed up court It doesn't matter When I wear my Nikes They make me fly Around the world Through white wispy clouds surrounded by beautiful baby blue sky Across the endless oceans full of green and turquoise churning water and silver jumping fish Through fields full of long dark green grass Feeling the wind blow through my face like an angry hurricane Its like I'm in the flashing streets Hong kong Nike shoe game is just too strong Love, Zach
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December, 1870 After the beef was gone, after the pork and the lamb, and the fowl and the fish and the dogs, and the cats, and the rats in the gutter, the butchers turned to the zoo. We ate the wolves. We ate the wolves broiled in sauce of deer, the antelope truffled and terrined. We ate the camels with breadcrumbs and butter, and when they were all gone, we sharpened our knives and primed our guns and came back for the elephants. The gunsmith Devisme did the deed, hurled an explosive ball through each of their docile heads. They fell like mountains, like the pillars of Dagon pulled down by mighty Samson, and then we hacked them up and carted them away to the kitchens, to feed the wealthy and the rich in the clubs of bright Paris.
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Dec 29, 2011
Dec 29, 2011 at 4:51 PM UTC
Castor and Pollux and the Siege of Paris
Lion strike Lion strike Laying low A herd of antelope Lion strike Lion strike Standing still Staring down the next **** Lion strike Lion strike Hurry, pounce Abrupt jounce Lion strike Lion strike Hunger subsides And you survive
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Mar 6, 2014
Mar 6, 2014 at 12:20 AM UTC
Lion Strike
walking down park amsterdam or columbus do you ever stop to think what it looked like before it was an avenue did you ever stop to think what you walked before you rode subways to the stock exchange (we can’t be on the stock exchange we are the stock exchanged) did you ever maybe wonder what grass was like before they rolled it into a ball and called it central park where syphilitic dogs and their two-legged tubercular masters fertilize the corners and side-walks ever want to know what would happen if your life could be fertilized by a love thought from a loved one who loves you ever look south on a clear day and not see time’s squares but see tall Birch trees with sycamores touching hands and see gazelles running playfully after the lions ever hear the antelope bark from the third floor apartment ever, did you ever, sit down and wonder about what freedom’s freedom would bring it’s so easy to be free you start by loving yourself then those who look like you all else will come naturally ever wonder why so much asphalt was laid in so little space probably so we would forget the Iroquois, Algonquin and Mohicans who could caress the earth ever think what Harlem would be like if our herbs and roots and elephant ears grew sending a cacophony of sound to us the parrot parroting black is beautiful black is beautiful owls sending out whooooo’s making love ... and me and you just sitting in the sun trying to find a way to get a banana tree from one of the monkeys koala bears in the trees laughing at our listlessness ever think its possible for us to be happy Nikki Giovanni, “Walking Down Park” from The Selected Poems of Nikki Giovanni. Copyright © 1996 by Nikki Giovanni.
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May 17, 2013
May 17, 2013 at 1:17 PM UTC
Walking Down Park
walking down park amsterdam or columbus do you ever stop to think what it looked like before it was an avenue did you ever stop to think what you walked before you rode subways to the stock exchange (we can’t be on the stock exchange we are the stock exchanged) did you ever maybe wonder what grass was like before they rolled it into a ball and called it central park where syphilitic dogs and their two-legged tubercular masters fertilize the corners and side-walks ever want to know what would happen if your life could be fertilized by a love thought from a loved one who loves you ever look south on a clear day and not see time’s squares but see tall Birch trees with sycamores touching hands and see gazelles running playfully after the lions ever hear the antelope bark from the third floor apartment ever, did you ever, sit down and wonder about what freedom’s freedom would bring it’s so easy to be free you start by loving yourself then those who look like you all else will come naturally ever wonder why so much asphalt was laid in so little space probably so we would forget the Iroquois, Algonquin and Mohicans who could caress the earth ever think what Harlem would be like if our herbs and roots and elephant ears grew sending a cacophony of sound to us the parrot parroting black is beautiful black is beautiful owls sending out whooooo’s making love ... and me and you just sitting in the sun trying to find a way to get a banana tree from one of the monkeys koala bears in the trees laughing at our listlessness ever think its possible for us to be happy Nikki Giovanni, “Walking Down Park” from The Selected Poems of Nikki Giovanni. Copyright © 1996 by Nikki Giovanni.
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The leopard and the lion chose to become friends, For they were all proud of claws on their paws They each glorified one another for their mighty, Ability to live on meat of other fauna throughout a year, They each admired one another for running speed, They each remained firm and loyal to one rule; Lions don’t eat leopards neither leopards eat lions. They felt warmth in their companionship without verve, Until the time they initiated a certain joint venture; To hunt an antelope as it was famed to be the sweetest, Again, there had remained one antelope only in the world, They dilly and not dallied anyhow about such glittering project, They both endevoured to set forth by each dawn for a whole year, Tediously hunting throughout a day, the lion doing a great part, Setting ambuscades and arduously sleuthing to orient on trail, The leopard severally fainted in the field due to exhaustion, On one eve of christmas day, the lion captured the prey, When the leopard was a sleep shivering in fevers of malaria, Their prey was a middle aged female antelope with swollen hips. The leopard was sparked to fire of life by a mysterious fillip, He boldly requested work, now to help the lion in carrying, The un-suspecting lion relinquished the carcass to the leopard, Feat of shrewdness gripped the leopard, he took off Running away with a lightening speed, the antelope on his mouth, The lion again began to chase, shouting to the leopard, To be a gentleman and stop running, for them to share the plunder, The leopard never listened, he craftily climbed to the apex, Of the most tall and most slippery tree, he perched at the peak With the antelope on his muscular mandibles of voracity, The lion remained at the stem, wailing like a toddler His family does not climb trees, not even a shrub, The lion wailed, using all styles of wailing, Pleading with the leopard to donate even an iota, Not even a small piece of antelope bone dropped To drop on the ground for the lion to taste, Human leopards are not good hunting companions.
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Mar 21, 2014
Mar 21, 2014 at 1:16 PM UTC
A LEOPARD IS NOT A GOOD HUNTING COMPANION
The leopard and the lion chose to become friends, For they were all proud of claws on their paws They each glorified one another for their mighty, Ability to live on meat of other fauna throughout a year, They each admired one another for running speed, They each remained firm and loyal to one rule; Lions don’t eat leopards neither leopards eat lions. They felt warmth in their companionship without verve, Until the time they initiated a certain joint venture; To hunt an antelope as it was famed to be the sweetest, Again, there had remained one antelope only in the world, They dilly and not dallied anyhow about such glittering project, They both endevoured to set forth by each dawn for a whole year, Tediously hunting throughout a day, the lion doing a great part, Setting ambuscades and arduously sleuthing to orient on trail, The leopard severally fainted in the field due to exhaustion, On one eve of christmas day, the lion captured the prey, When the leopard was a sleep shivering in fevers of malaria, Their prey was a middle aged female antelope with swollen hips. The leopard was sparked to fire of life by a mysterious fillip, He boldly requested work, now to help the lion in carrying, The un-suspecting lion relinquished the carcass to the leopard, Feat of shrewdness gripped the leopard, he took off Running away with a lightening speed, the antelope on his mouth, The lion again began to chase, shouting to the leopard, To be a gentleman and stop running, for them to share the plunder, The leopard never listened, he craftily climbed to the apex, Of the most tall and most slippery tree, he perched at the peak With the antelope on his muscular mandibles of voracity, The lion remained at the stem, wailing like a toddler His family does not climb trees, not even a shrub, The lion wailed, using all styles of wailing, Pleading with the leopard to donate even an iota, Not even a small piece of antelope bone dropped To drop on the ground for the lion to taste, Human leopards are not good hunting companions.
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There once was a father antelope Who loved fruit salad As well as his one and only Antelope daughter. One day A young boy antelope Came sauntering over And took a liking to The daughter. So he asked the father antelope, "May I marry your daughter?" And father antelope said, "No." And oh the young boy antelope Begged and Begged and Begged The father for his daughter's Hand in marriage. But he refused. But you see, The daughter antelope Loved the young boy antelope And she wanted so badly to marry him. So she made up her father's Favorite dish, A fruit salad With all the fruits you could Think of. There was Strawberries And Blueberries And Cantaloupe And Watermelon And Every Single Fruit. She knew this was the way to her father's heart So she brought it to him That very day And she said, "Please oh please father. Let me marry the young boy antelope." And her father said, "No." And she Begged and Begged and Begged Him to let her marry him. But all he would say was, "No." So she brought out her special weapon, She showed him the salad made from Every fruit imaginable, Like Strawberries And Blueberries And Cantaloupe And Watermelon And Every Single Fruit. And she told him, "If you will not let me marry him, Then we will run away together And get married far far away Without your permission." And the father looked deep into the fruit salad. He looked long and hard. He looked at the Strawberries And Blueberries And Cantaloupe And Watermelon And Every Single Fruit. And without looking up Without breaking his gaze With that lovely fruit salad He said to her, "No. Antelope Cantaloupe." The end.
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Nov 17, 2015
Nov 17, 2015 at 7:38 PM UTC
This rhymes, I promise.
There once was a father antelope Who loved fruit salad As well as his one and only Antelope daughter. One day A young boy antelope Came sauntering over And took a liking to The daughter. So he asked the father antelope, "May I marry your daughter?" And father antelope said, "No." And oh the young boy antelope Begged and Begged and Begged The father for his daughter's Hand in marriage. But he refused. But you see, The daughter antelope Loved the young boy antelope And she wanted so badly to marry him. So she made up her father's Favorite dish, A fruit salad With all the fruits you could Think of. There was Strawberries And Blueberries And Cantaloupe And Watermelon And Every Single Fruit. She knew this was the way to her father's heart So she brought it to him That very day And she said, "Please oh please father. Let me marry the young boy antelope." And her father said, "No." And she Begged and Begged and Begged Him to let her marry him. But all he would say was, "No." So she brought out her special weapon, She showed him the salad made from Every fruit imaginable, Like Strawberries And Blueberries And Cantaloupe And Watermelon And Every Single Fruit. And she told him, "If you will not let me marry him, Then we will run away together And get married far far away Without your permission." And the father looked deep into the fruit salad. He looked long and hard. He looked at the Strawberries And Blueberries And Cantaloupe And Watermelon And Every Single Fruit. And without looking up Without breaking his gaze With that lovely fruit salad He said to her, "No. Antelope Cantaloupe." The end.
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Low lies Mr. Leopard Locking eyes on his prey Licking slowly his upper lip It's antelope for dinner today A yelp of pain carries across the land One more antelope is dead in the sand This hungry leopard feeds to his fill Tearing apart the flesh of his tactful ****
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Oct 26, 2015
Oct 26, 2015 at 6:55 PM UTC
The Hungry Leopard
Walking into the Reception Hall, they stole the show away, A regal pair they were, with a little bit of Butch and Sundance swagger shown. A confident air, not at all underserved. Dressed with just enough elegance. Their posture and hue , sleek and silky golden, like a duet of Cheetahs. Eyes alert and searching for prey. Alert for danger. Like a herd of antelope, all heads turned to look, The men perhaps out of desire, the women staring envy at them, Like the twin bores of a loaded gun. Mother and fetching daughter, From twenty feet, hard to tell which, one was one, or the other. Long blond hair, full and fine, both women tall, statuesque, moving with grace and ease. The mother my old friend, the daughter all grown up now, each having a smile that would light up anyone's darkness of mood. We greeted one another, hugs and hand shakes shared. A little conversation in the crowded room, Many pairs of eyes upon us there. Enchanted is the word that best describes my impression, this duo as intelligent and charming as they were beautiful to see. The mother sedate, classy and yet open and free, no pretense, no games just naturally at ease. As lovely as I remembered her to be. Her offspring, vivacious, spirited and bold, smart as whip, with a tongue that could draw blood if she desired it to. Chatty and funny, sure of herself, in the manner of beautiful people, yet not in a pompous way, merely Confident in self and her place in the world. She possessed all the character traits you would wish your own daughter to have. Her Mother had done well is raising her. Too soon they moved on, meeting and greeting others', out of my hearing and seeing. Some weeks have passed, a month or two and yet their strong impression has lingered, I can't keep them out of my mind. The Mother, my friend most of all.
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Nov 18, 2013
Nov 18, 2013 at 3:11 PM UTC
Mother and Daughter
Walking into the Reception Hall, they stole the show away, A regal pair they were, with a little bit of Butch and Sundance swagger shown. A confident air, not at all underserved. Dressed with just enough elegance. Their posture and hue , sleek and silky golden, like a duet of Cheetahs. Eyes alert and searching for prey. Alert for danger. Like a herd of antelope, all heads turned to look, The men perhaps out of desire, the women staring envy at them, Like the twin bores of a loaded gun. Mother and fetching daughter, From twenty feet, hard to tell which, one was one, or the other. Long blond hair, full and fine, both women tall, statuesque, moving with grace and ease. The mother my old friend, the daughter all grown up now, each having a smile that would light up anyone's darkness of mood. We greeted one another, hugs and hand shakes shared. A little conversation in the crowded room, Many pairs of eyes upon us there. Enchanted is the word that best describes my impression, this duo as intelligent and charming as they were beautiful to see. The mother sedate, classy and yet open and free, no pretense, no games just naturally at ease. As lovely as I remembered her to be. Her offspring, vivacious, spirited and bold, smart as whip, with a tongue that could draw blood if she desired it to. Chatty and funny, sure of herself, in the manner of beautiful people, yet not in a pompous way, merely Confident in self and her place in the world. She possessed all the character traits you would wish your own daughter to have. Her Mother had done well is raising her. Too soon they moved on, meeting and greeting others', out of my hearing and seeing. Some weeks have passed, a month or two and yet their strong impression has lingered, I can't keep them out of my mind. The Mother, my friend most of all.
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Painted ponies of the Paiute Run against the sky Cracked lightning lights the orange fire Desert winds stoke whipping flame Eagle flies blind to the sun Scorpion strikes out in vain Antelope leap crisscrossed arroyo Coyote calls across the sand Thatched huts explode in maelstrom storm First People’s shadows smoke the ground Clay pots crack and break in time Fire-cracked stone in communal circles Markers of forgotten stories Great Basin parched to cracking lines Full moon wanes to yellow bone Awaiting dark clouds quenching rain And painted ponies once again. r ~ 6/4/14
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Jun 4, 2014
Jun 4, 2014 at 8:27 AM UTC
Painted Ponies
Like a rock in a stream or a tree in a herd of antelope, I stood. Their noise surrounding me, beating me, hurting me But all I could do was stay. In my own little bubble you've made. So much effect you have on me; That I can find myself crying in a room of staring faces who wonder what on earth I could be.
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Aug 26, 2016
Aug 26, 2016 at 3:32 PM UTC
What on earth.
I hunt antelope in human hordes. I haul three brooms on one shoulder. I don't clean up. I dance with specters and minuscule magenta men. I am the precocious girl in fuchsia heels and charcoal dress. I am the humble man with stark white tails. I pull drops of food from the ether. I pinch seeds from flower's eyes. I touch like feathers and embrace like mountains. I take leave when I want to. I am the shaggy oak watching his youth flash past. I am the alabaster orb and the effervescent waves. I eat the wind with a dash of cinnamon. I exude thunderstorms from every pore. I sleep with stingrays and the smell of wet hay. I spend blood-soaked bills without a second thought. I am the sinless murderer. I am the woman with eyes that mend bones. I fly with eagles in the cerulean. I fight Irish brawlers with my eyes closed. I capture hearts in nets of lavender and silk. I climb towering opal obelisks. I am the painter's muse and the singer's breath. I am the hoary frost on ancient limbs.
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May 12, 2010
May 12, 2010 at 11:07 AM UTC
Lavender and silk
"They call him a magic man" "There's no such thing as..." "As what, magic?" "..." And the coffin hit the banks in Burma Mud on the feet of a white man, stranger "I came in search of truth, can you help me?" The two men sat awake, drinking alcohol Fermented and brewed by hand and the locals watched Flaking hut, the bamboo was broken, he wondered how "They say he has the power to heal" "And yet I don't believe you" "Find him" The trees were dusted and the Antelope were grazing In the Kalahari I found my guide, we smoked and died By the fireside, I lied about the tide He took my hand, I lost my stride The Nile ran red and I awoke covered in sweat Phantom structures of glass and brick, apparent not to I A world of stars and the translucent eyes of a ********** The grinning dawn was mournful as we fell from barriers The guards were boiled alive but their guns survived And the California beaches were beckoning I lay down on the road, calling out to Kerouac and receiving nothing but a jolt as the cars massaged my flailing back, and the monkeys were howling as a witch doctor calls The small boy read the lacquered book with glistening nails adorned The tide was vile, washed him away with a sly smile A great **** at the doors of a church, masks discarded The preacher man watched with a snarl, upturned lip Gripped by fear the small boy clawed his way to the banks He banked on life Gambled with a choice and won Burmese man-child, hashish in the pipe Tell me of the story of your life The bamboo pipes A lighter falling through space, as the astronaut suffocates Nicotine daze and a greyish haze, through the eternal maze And we lay awake for days and days A tank would fall from the mountain top Crushing just one daffodil and the bamboo mourned Muddy river ran dry Today, the day I die
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Apr 10, 2013
Apr 10, 2013 at 9:48 AM UTC
The Personification of A Million Bloodied Hands (Cold Turkey)
"They call him a magic man" "There's no such thing as..." "As what, magic?" "..." And the coffin hit the banks in Burma Mud on the feet of a white man, stranger "I came in search of truth, can you help me?" The two men sat awake, drinking alcohol Fermented and brewed by hand and the locals watched Flaking hut, the bamboo was broken, he wondered how "They say he has the power to heal" "And yet I don't believe you" "Find him" The trees were dusted and the Antelope were grazing In the Kalahari I found my guide, we smoked and died By the fireside, I lied about the tide He took my hand, I lost my stride The Nile ran red and I awoke covered in sweat Phantom structures of glass and brick, apparent not to I A world of stars and the translucent eyes of a ********** The grinning dawn was mournful as we fell from barriers The guards were boiled alive but their guns survived And the California beaches were beckoning I lay down on the road, calling out to Kerouac and receiving nothing but a jolt as the cars massaged my flailing back, and the monkeys were howling as a witch doctor calls The small boy read the lacquered book with glistening nails adorned The tide was vile, washed him away with a sly smile A great **** at the doors of a church, masks discarded The preacher man watched with a snarl, upturned lip Gripped by fear the small boy clawed his way to the banks He banked on life Gambled with a choice and won Burmese man-child, hashish in the pipe Tell me of the story of your life The bamboo pipes A lighter falling through space, as the astronaut suffocates Nicotine daze and a greyish haze, through the eternal maze And we lay awake for days and days A tank would fall from the mountain top Crushing just one daffodil and the bamboo mourned Muddy river ran dry Today, the day I die
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One day I'll be gone. Do not cry for me It was always meant to be Like this. I, a traveler in this life Journey onward seeking. I think to places I've been Tales and visions and glory seen Stones of great cities far and wide Speak to stories, times of great pride. Snow capped peaks, spine of the world Shimmering mystery of heights untouched Give down in endless amber plains graze the antelope freed From bounds as trains roll through the scene Onward to horizons hiding lands unseen. No longer am I there Memories turned to ash and dust Time, the destroyer of all Spares none come nightfall. This feeble mind of mine Journeys faithful through sands of time Remembers few and far between The kind words and kind souls Pierced the boundaries that lie Between here and there If only for a moment.
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Jan 31, 2021
Jan 31, 2021 at 3:06 PM UTC
From a Traveler
*Don't wait till I'm tired to encourage me,I won't move on Don't wait till I'm crippled to tell me about miracles,I won't believe Don't wait till I'm frozen to warm me,I won't appreciate Don't wait until I've stepped the trap to caution me, it won't help Don't wait till I'm shattered to tell me I can be whole, I won't listen Don't wait for me to yawn to give me food, I won't eat it Don't wait until the treasures are depleted to tell me if I dig I'll find its useless to tell me passion will drive me insane after I'm out of my mind Don't wait till I'm famous to praise my pieces, aren't you seeing them now? Don't wait until the Antelope has turned tail to hand me the bow Don't wait for the birds to fly off the tree to hand me the catapult Don't wait for me to step on the live wire to lecture me about vaults Don't wait for me to slip and fall to tell me the place is slippery when wet Don't wait until you've wronged me to preach "forgive and forget" Don't wait until I'm in flames to tell me not to play with fire, bury my ashes Don't try shutting stables after they're gone, instead run after those Horses Don't wait until I'm soaked to give me an umbrella,I won't accept Don't wait for the storms to wreck me to show me how to sail who can listen to instructions while battling waves and hail Don't wait until the snake has stricken to tell me about the venoms for a dying man has no time and ears for caution then on Don't wait for the war to devastate and ruin to preach peace bombs would have deafened or the machetes cut me piece by piece Don't wait for me to plunge to ask me if I've worn a ****** like a kidnapper freeing hostages prior demanding for ransom Don't wait until I've dived into the Sea to ask whether I can swim Don't wait for the end of days to find out whether I believes in Him Don't wait until I'm bleeding to tell me about the beauty of scars or until a clear night to praise the beauty of stars Don't wait until I'm malnourished to bring me aid until I'm dead and gone to praise the words I said Don't wait for my life to flood to dredge the silt that wouldn't be kindness, that would either be mockery or guilt   Don't wait for me to find someone to feelings for me admit Don't wait to offer a helping hand when I'm totally deadbeat why wait to raise a wall when you can fill the crevice you have something to do, to instill, to say, to caution, to give do it now while I smile, while I'm strong, while I live Don't  speak about the adulterations after I've drunk from the chalice*
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May 1, 2016
May 1, 2016 at 3:49 AM UTC
An Adulterated Chalice
*Don't wait till I'm tired to encourage me,I won't move on Don't wait till I'm crippled to tell me about miracles,I won't believe Don't wait till I'm frozen to warm me,I won't appreciate Don't wait until I've stepped the trap to caution me, it won't help Don't wait till I'm shattered to tell me I can be whole, I won't listen Don't wait for me to yawn to give me food, I won't eat it Don't wait until the treasures are depleted to tell me if I dig I'll find its useless to tell me passion will drive me insane after I'm out of my mind Don't wait till I'm famous to praise my pieces, aren't you seeing them now? Don't wait until the Antelope has turned tail to hand me the bow Don't wait for the birds to fly off the tree to hand me the catapult Don't wait for me to step on the live wire to lecture me about vaults Don't wait for me to slip and fall to tell me the place is slippery when wet Don't wait until you've wronged me to preach "forgive and forget" Don't wait until I'm in flames to tell me not to play with fire, bury my ashes Don't try shutting stables after they're gone, instead run after those Horses Don't wait until I'm soaked to give me an umbrella,I won't accept Don't wait for the storms to wreck me to show me how to sail who can listen to instructions while battling waves and hail Don't wait until the snake has stricken to tell me about the venoms for a dying man has no time and ears for caution then on Don't wait for the war to devastate and ruin to preach peace bombs would have deafened or the machetes cut me piece by piece Don't wait for me to plunge to ask me if I've worn a ****** like a kidnapper freeing hostages prior demanding for ransom Don't wait until I've dived into the Sea to ask whether I can swim Don't wait for the end of days to find out whether I believes in Him Don't wait until I'm bleeding to tell me about the beauty of scars or until a clear night to praise the beauty of stars Don't wait until I'm malnourished to bring me aid until I'm dead and gone to praise the words I said Don't wait for my life to flood to dredge the silt that wouldn't be kindness, that would either be mockery or guilt   Don't wait for me to find someone to feelings for me admit Don't wait to offer a helping hand when I'm totally deadbeat why wait to raise a wall when you can fill the crevice you have something to do, to instill, to say, to caution, to give do it now while I smile, while I'm strong, while I live Don't  speak about the adulterations after I've drunk from the chalice*
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Has not enough been said About Cecil, the Lion? This has brought me to tears. For those who don't know Cecil lived in a Wild Life park In Zimbabwe. There was no hunting allowed So, some sick ******* Who is a big game hunter Dragged a antelope carcass So that Cecil would Come out of the park. He, then, shot Cecil With an arrow And Cecil was tortured Over forty hours. Cecil was tracked down, He was shot with a gun, He was decapitated, He was skinned. How is it that What is so magnificent As a Lion Is seen as nothing But a head and skin To decorate your living room? I've been to Kenya And Tanzania. They are glorious creatures In the wild. Why not just take a photo? Or just enjoy their magnificence And then leave With your enhanced soul? They say psychopaths Practice on animals first This sick pathology Has to end, not only for Animals but humans well. This man had a felony conviction For baiting black bears. He belongs in prison Although many think He should be decapitated As well. People are angry. And Cecil's Cubs? I used to watch a show Called: "Big Cat Diaries" And their fate is sealed As well. Lions practice infanticide And when a new male Comes to Cecil's pride He will **** all of Cecil's offspring To make their mothers Go into estrus So they can breed. One cub has been killed And not much hope for The other eight. Our neighbors bait Black bears, **** them, Skin them, stuff them And put them in their house. They seem to just enjoy Killing things for no reason They find great joy In killing things. They seem like Nice enough people But when you have So little respect for Life Can't it haunt Your human ties? I honestly feel Like someone Has shot my dog. And it makes me weep, Though the story Is now old. This man should Go to prison, And in Zimbabwe. Send the world A huge message That we are not Neanderthals We don't have to To **** things Out of sheer joy. We should not reduce Living things to Heads and hides.
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Sep 8, 2015
Sep 8, 2015 at 2:04 PM UTC
Cecil, the Lion
Has not enough been said About Cecil, the Lion? This has brought me to tears. For those who don't know Cecil lived in a Wild Life park In Zimbabwe. There was no hunting allowed So, some sick ******* Who is a big game hunter Dragged a antelope carcass So that Cecil would Come out of the park. He, then, shot Cecil With an arrow And Cecil was tortured Over forty hours. Cecil was tracked down, He was shot with a gun, He was decapitated, He was skinned. How is it that What is so magnificent As a Lion Is seen as nothing But a head and skin To decorate your living room? I've been to Kenya And Tanzania. They are glorious creatures In the wild. Why not just take a photo? Or just enjoy their magnificence And then leave With your enhanced soul? They say psychopaths Practice on animals first This sick pathology Has to end, not only for Animals but humans well. This man had a felony conviction For baiting black bears. He belongs in prison Although many think He should be decapitated As well. People are angry. And Cecil's Cubs? I used to watch a show Called: "Big Cat Diaries" And their fate is sealed As well. Lions practice infanticide And when a new male Comes to Cecil's pride He will **** all of Cecil's offspring To make their mothers Go into estrus So they can breed. One cub has been killed And not much hope for The other eight. Our neighbors bait Black bears, **** them, Skin them, stuff them And put them in their house. They seem to just enjoy Killing things for no reason They find great joy In killing things. They seem like Nice enough people But when you have So little respect for Life Can't it haunt Your human ties? I honestly feel Like someone Has shot my dog. And it makes me weep, Though the story Is now old. This man should Go to prison, And in Zimbabwe. Send the world A huge message That we are not Neanderthals We don't have to To **** things Out of sheer joy. We should not reduce Living things to Heads and hides.
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I "I never thought," said She awaiting responses I cared none at all II Bring about all change Said the women in the hats Voting for switched thoughts III Irreversible Unexplained, mispoken thoughts in Slightly elder speech IV Steampunk, take old junk Make them into something grand The robotic hand V If I were asian I'd eat my cultural food In Panda Express VI Ironic, lightly Grazing lions on the grass The Antelope hunt VII Haikus for all yous Travelling down the dirt roads Win Sobriety VIII **** jokes take folks and Make them into prudes, so rude, But I keep joking IX I'm at nine, can't stop I'll keep writing till the drop Of the pen runs dry X I pay no heed to All the words said by Sifu I am poor student
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Mar 12, 2013
Mar 12, 2013 at 1:01 PM UTC
Haikus for yous
**Walking fish and dancing trees, fire flies at noon and whispering leaves; come be weird with me. Let's run where the Mustangs ride, Let's roll with blue waves on summer's tide. Let's gallop with sea snails and tell ancient tales, come be weird with me. Let's chase the place where the common dare not go, let's dance and chant with African Tribes in Europe. Let's share with the stars the secrets that we keep, come be weird with me. Let's Waltz with the antelope and hop with the impala, let's walk on frozen water, let's dance to sound of silence. Come be weird with me. Let's embrace our pillows, Let's cheer up the willows, let's purr with the dogs and bark with the cats, Come be weird with me. Let's swim on green grass, let's be high on Earth, let's discover our true selves that we lost at birth, come be weird with me. Let's take a road trip in our imaginations, let's back pack in our minds. Let's be transparent in the Festival of Colour, let's be exposed in camouflage Come be weird with me.**
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Jun 20, 2013
Jun 20, 2013 at 5:01 PM UTC
come be weird with me
____THEY___would EACH day take the ROLL CALL ! !...iT WENT LIKE THIS= *GERRY GIRAFFE="here sir", *SHARON SNAIL= "here sir", *SIDNEY SNAKE= "here sir", *DIANNE DEER= "here sir", *HERMAN HIPPO= "here sir", *FRANCES FOX= "here sir", ....AND it seemed like the list went on "FOREVER"! ! There were not Hundreds,, thousands or Millions ,,, BUT *HUNDREDS of Millions who were on the ROLL CALL List ! Many often Wondered , How Long would it take to complete the *ROLL ?? Many often Wondered ,, Would They be on the List ?? EACH=TIME a ROLLCALL* was answered ,, Another would wait in Heated Anticipation ! ! NO ONE HERE,,,Knows for sure, When the Exact Moment of the * ROLL CALL* Started,, but= it is SURELY known for fact,, EVERYONE WANTS TO BE ON "THE" LIST ! ! Some may deny the need for the List, Some May doubt the Existence of the LIST, Some may say "WHY EVEN HAVE alist ?" Some say "EVOLUTION" has brought us here ! ! Some not Understanding ,have SHED MANY A TEAR>> *LEONARD LION="here sir", *ADRIAN ANTELOPE= "here sir", *RONALD ROACH= "here sir", *MAUDE MOOSE= "here sir", ... THEY STAND IN AMAZEMENT as they see what looks like Surrender,, Have Feared for their VERY EXISTENCE,,, Looking around in AWE,, EACH SIGHING for the Sorrow in Others Hearts , ....BUT STILL THEY ASK ?? 'W H Y THE ROLL=CALL? > *BERRY BEETLE="here sir", *CAROL CROAKER = "here sir", >> THE ROLL CALL does continue this very moment! ! AND......is promised "TO GO ON" til the " GREAT-GATHERING"...>*FLOYD FLOUNDER= "here sir", ZELDA ZEBRA="here sir",....... the list IS STILL BEING CALLED AS "W E S P E A K "...simply waiting FOR the Gathering,, AND______the "calling " OF their NAME on the * ROLL-CALL*"
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Dec 17, 2010
Dec 17, 2010 at 4:05 AM UTC
* " ROLL CALL "* (#43)
____THEY___would EACH day take the ROLL CALL ! !...iT WENT LIKE THIS= *GERRY GIRAFFE="here sir", *SHARON SNAIL= "here sir", *SIDNEY SNAKE= "here sir", *DIANNE DEER= "here sir", *HERMAN HIPPO= "here sir", *FRANCES FOX= "here sir", ....AND it seemed like the list went on "FOREVER"! ! There were not Hundreds,, thousands or Millions ,,, BUT *HUNDREDS of Millions who were on the ROLL CALL List ! Many often Wondered , How Long would it take to complete the *ROLL ?? Many often Wondered ,, Would They be on the List ?? EACH=TIME a ROLLCALL* was answered ,, Another would wait in Heated Anticipation ! ! NO ONE HERE,,,Knows for sure, When the Exact Moment of the * ROLL CALL* Started,, but= it is SURELY known for fact,, EVERYONE WANTS TO BE ON "THE" LIST ! ! Some may deny the need for the List, Some May doubt the Existence of the LIST, Some may say "WHY EVEN HAVE alist ?" Some say "EVOLUTION" has brought us here ! ! Some not Understanding ,have SHED MANY A TEAR>> *LEONARD LION="here sir", *ADRIAN ANTELOPE= "here sir", *RONALD ROACH= "here sir", *MAUDE MOOSE= "here sir", ... THEY STAND IN AMAZEMENT as they see what looks like Surrender,, Have Feared for their VERY EXISTENCE,,, Looking around in AWE,, EACH SIGHING for the Sorrow in Others Hearts , ....BUT STILL THEY ASK ?? 'W H Y THE ROLL=CALL? > *BERRY BEETLE="here sir", *CAROL CROAKER = "here sir", >> THE ROLL CALL does continue this very moment! ! AND......is promised "TO GO ON" til the " GREAT-GATHERING"...>*FLOYD FLOUNDER= "here sir", ZELDA ZEBRA="here sir",....... the list IS STILL BEING CALLED AS "W E S P E A K "...simply waiting FOR the Gathering,, AND______the "calling " OF their NAME on the * ROLL-CALL*"
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