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mother nature's victory!!

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the men thought they'd be centre stage

they trained their wives

they chose their ties

they lay in wait!

 

they'll be on the front page every day

no escape for us!

but what did they know?

 

VOLCANO!!!!

 

(and in the cities they can hear the blackbirds sing)

 

 

 

 

◄ dance round the kitchen - it's sunday (part 2)

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Cynthia Buell Thomas

Mon 19th Apr 2010 16:46

Ann, it is clever, short and pointed, a good satire.

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Ann Foxglove

Sun 18th Apr 2010 20:59

So much for politics! ;-)

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Sun 18th Apr 2010 20:56

bet this poem causes 'ruptions!don,t ash me to dance Ann-I,m off 'tut LAVAtory! yipykyay M.F.!
(just jesting me)tee-hee-yer bin a luvverly hordjunce-gerrnite and there will be lemonade sandwhiches handed out as you exit-Stefanato-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

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Ann Foxglove

Sun 18th Apr 2010 19:55

Well, it's the nearest to a political poem you're ever going to get from me! xx

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