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Electric Ass

once she's plugged me in

she says my ass is electric

versatile as well as hybrid

makes her love-life hectic

 

trouble is with my battery

suffers from a limited range

after five miniutes full-pelt

my plug feels a bit strange

 

charges me in the kitchen

leaving me a cup of tea

goes back to bed while I

suffer from range anxiety

 

changed her energy tariff

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The Goddess is Dancing

Many years ago I was intrigued by the appearance on Perth roads of bumper stickers displaying the enigmatic statement that "The Goddess is Dancing". I had no idea what this advertising campaign was all about, so I put together my own preferred explanation.

 

The Goddess is Dancing

 

Far from the powdered sand-tracks

in dunes dry beyond ages,

past unwatered acacias

where the wh...

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