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Taz Maniac
New Member
since 1999-11-13
Posts 6
Tasmania of course!!

0 posted 1999-11-13 05:15 PM


The Poet’s Disease


In a jungle far from me
simian hosts carried
a strain about to mutate
thus ruining
some poor bard’s excursion
not to mention my life!

Iambic Pentameter
they call it now..
after who or what
I have not the slightest….
a thread virus under the ‘scope
five iambic feet long
causing sweats and an aching back
with excruciating headaches
from compulsive syllable counting
in a feverish state of mind
while riding
the last quatrain in a theme
that leads to nowhere.

I have this disease presently it seems
seeing life in metered segments …
where all used to be unimpeded
existence is now
a-b-a-b/c-d-c-d/e-f-e-f/g-g.


The end is close.
Nurse Nan….please
Morphine more morphine

Gasp….sputter….gag

:-Þ



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Denise
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since 1999-08-22
Posts 22648

1 posted 1999-11-13 05:21 PM


Cute!

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Denise


Taz Maniac
New Member
since 1999-11-13
Posts 6
Tasmania of course!!
2 posted 1999-11-13 05:36 PM


Never say "Cute" to the Taz Denise...cause I am mean and ornery!!! and that ain't cute!!!

Taz

:-Þ

[This message has been edited by Nan (edited 11-13-1999).]

Dr.Moose1
Member Elite
since 1999-09-05
Posts 3448
Bewilderment , USA
3 posted 1999-11-13 06:42 PM


As a "Doc" I am familiar
With this ailment
Un-fortunatly there is no cure.
One can only hope , that through their writings they'll endure

Sally S.
Senior Member
since 1999-06-07
Posts 847
Ohio
4 posted 1999-11-13 06:47 PM


This is a MASS affliction! Is there no cure? What do we do? I can't sleep, I can't eat, I can't work..I can't type
Taz Maniac
New Member
since 1999-11-13
Posts 6
Tasmania of course!!
5 posted 1999-11-13 07:42 PM


Take two aspirin and call Dr Taz in the morning!
hoot_owl_rn
Member Patricius
since 1999-07-05
Posts 10750
Glen Hope, PA USA
6 posted 1999-11-15 08:52 AM


Very cute, see you've been peaking in on Nan's class
RobertB
Senior Member
since 1999-09-26
Posts 1104
Champaign, IL
7 posted 1999-11-15 06:30 PM


Oh Taz..you're a crazy man. Oh I guess you are a man.

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