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Member Rara Avis
since 2000-11-16
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0 posted 2001-04-12 11:29 AM



Down Cherry Lane
Virginia Salter

last week
a friend said
“I heard that pepper’s bad on your liver.”
so now I’ve another reason not to eat liver
since liver is bad on your heart
I haven’t eaten heart in decades
decades, I’m sure, are bad on your health
health is something you’re going to have
one way or the other
good or bad
bad was rad in the nineties
nineties likely leave you wrinkled and weak
weak is surely what one will be if heeding all the ought naught’s
for the ought naught’s are upon us and will run one to nine
nine is just short of ten and likely gives away gold
gold that is gone from the reach of one’s hand
leaves that hand empty, over-challenged to make it to next week

so all in all, life is plain hazardous to health

©April  6, 2000


© Copyright 2001 Virginia Salter - All Rights Reserved
Mabel A. Dilley
Senior Member
since 2001-03-17
Posts 859
Seattle, WA, USA
1 posted 2001-04-12 02:31 PM


Living can be hazardous to our health, but the alternative scares me. I like the humor.

"I am not now that which I have been."

nakdthoughts
Member Laureate
since 2000-10-29
Posts 19200
Between the Lines
2 posted 2001-04-12 06:12 PM


yes  one may have to read this several times..but the humor is there, for sure  

Maureen

"The worst prison would be a closed heart".
...Pope John Paul II



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