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- From: morin@noao.edu (Marg Morin)
- Newsgroups: alt.personals.misc
- Subject: Re: poetry
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- Message-ID: <1992Nov18.163836.23161@noao.edu>
- Date: 18 Nov 92 16:38:36 GMT
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- In article <1ec4uhINNqnk@centurion.ksu.ksu.edu> cress@centurion.ksu.ksu.edu (Garrett C Cress) writes:
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- >
- > "Intestinal Fortitude"
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- > It all comes from a little intestinal contraction
- > And for the parent it couldn't be riper.
- > You can tell from that look of satisfaction
- > That baby just loaded its diaper.
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- This is not a limerick, but definitely poetry 'in motion' (pun intended)
- The 'meter' is a bit off (iambic pentameter?) in the first line, but
- I like it. There's something 'gutsy' about it.
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- > Thanks,
- > the gmeister
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- Your welcome (I majored in English Lit ... for possible future reference),
- Literarily your,
- --
- The Seeker peace to those who come in peace
- (morin@noao.edu) pity to those who don't
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