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Poetwheel
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0 posted 1999-08-23 09:15 PM


Dan
the one eyed man
drove his van
(full of bran)
to Pakistan
without a plan
to prove he can
cause cousin stan
had said that dan
was an "also ran"

Steve
did not believe
he saw dan leave
his van did weave
on new years eve
would dan achieve
with heart on sleeve
and overcome his major peeve
or would old steve
of dan bereave?

said Mabel
fist on table
its no fable
to pakistan my dan is able
shed his label
like clark gable
he will run them like a cable

Captain Grode
said it snowed
was no traction on the road
which dan had goed
he never slowed
hit a tree; made car explode
record showed
high winds blowed
dan was dead before he knowed

Mabel, Steve & Cousin Stan
each had different thoughts of dan
some had said 'he never can'
...since he was a one eyed man
but evermore when they ate bran
or saw a grey-green panel van
they bowed their heads, their eyes did scan
to the orange jerry can
where cremated remains of dan
stood upon the tv stand

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© Copyright 1999 Poetwheel - All Rights Reserved
Elizabeth
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1 posted 1999-08-24 12:01 PM


Kind of bizarre, but a down-to-earth, very real, sadly very common story. And excellent rhyme.

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But with autumn leaf she perish'd, long time ago..."

Balladeer
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2 posted 1999-08-24 01:05 AM


This is great, Wheel. Imagination in full swing! I love it!


Hey, check out Case of the Five and Dimer Rhymer I posted while you were gone. Two birds with one shot! They're back up to full strength now, though. Watch your back!

Moonlight
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since 1999-06-25
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3 posted 1999-08-24 02:41 AM


I like the poetwheel style! Cool poem. It was odd, but sad and that funky rhyme scheme works great.

~m~

wayoutwalt
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4 posted 1999-08-24 04:31 AM


this like funniest thing i read here yuh i used to walk my paper route and see how much o a sentence i could come up with rhyming each word with the same rhyme yuh tiz fun passes time too try it people
Poetwheel
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since 1999-07-07
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5 posted 1999-08-24 07:50 AM


Thanks guys. For those of you who managed to find sadness in my one-eyed-bran-van saga I say this: there was not a shred of meaning in this silly poem. Just a bunch of rhyme. Thanks! I'll go read 5 & dime now...

PW

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Seymour Tabin
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Tamarac Fla
6 posted 1999-08-24 09:01 AM


Poetwheel,
You did a good job
I enjoyed the read.

WhtDove
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Illinois
7 posted 1999-08-24 09:05 AM


This was neat. Great rhyming!
Sunshine
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8 posted 1999-08-24 01:41 PM


And the title is for another poem, right?

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Sunshine
Words will always express our feelings true. ~~~ KRJ
Look, then, into thine heart, and write ~~~ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow



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