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		10-01-2023, 11:51 PM 
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		Kilter's socks are embroidered with furand his pants are so soft they could purr,
 he knows the best wine
 and his nose sniffles thyme,
 his cologne is organic couture.
 
 
 Ten feet of snow had covered the walks
 Queen startled awake at chime 3 of the clocks
 her feet were so frozen
 it made her quite brazen
 She badgered Old Kilter to hand over his socks
 
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		Ten feet of snow had covered the walksQueen startled awake at chime 3 of the clocks
 her feet were so frozen
 it made her quite brazen
 She badgered Old Kilter to hand over his socks
 
 
 Old Kilter was pleased he could comfort the Queen,
 Could assume such a chivalrous mien.
 But he needed no grit,
 Cause he knew how to knit;
 Had more socks than had ever been seen.
 
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		Old Kilter was pleased he could comfort the Queen,Could assume such a chivalrous mien.
 But he needed no grit,
 Cause he knew how to knit;
 Had more socks than had ever been seen.
 
 
 Old Kilter, he got him an itch:
 Get a ship, feel the roll, and the pitch.
 And you ask just where to?
 Well, a new world would do;
 And of course, there'd be nary a hitch.
 
 
 The Queen came to bid him adoux;
 All the people sent well-wishes too.
 But Old Kilter soon found,
 He was missing firm ground;
 Now his 'Old' was an 'Off' to the Loo.
 
 
 The captain, amused, but quite kind;
 Offered Kilter an herb thought benign.
 Yes, it cured his despair,
 But there was a slight snare;
 Now he's talking to God and confined.
 
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		The captain, amused, but quite kind;Offered Kilter an herb thought benign.
 Yes, it cured his despair,
 But there was a slight snare;
 Now he's talking to God and confined.
 
 Old Kilter risen to God's altitude
 found some born again fortitude;
 remembered his eight cats,
 how divinely they just sat
 staring with such laissez-faire attitude.
 
		
	 
	
	
	
		
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		Old Kilter risen to God's altitudefound some born again fortitude;
 remembered his eight cats,
 how divinely they just sat
 staring with such laissez-faire attitude.
 
 
 Cats embrace laissez-faire, on the fly;
 Thought Old K, while suppressing a sigh;
 There's no pity, just grin
 There's no holding them in,
 Laissé faire la nature in your eye.
 
 
 "I presume you are Kilter", said God,
 There was silence (Old Kilter was awed).
 "I am sending you back,
 Gonna cut you some slack;
 You're a fool, but you're not deeply flawed."
 
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		we lift kiltsfor a dead uncle--
 it's our rite
 
		
	 
	
	
	
		
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		dead uncle honored--so many rites
 undone by a single thong
 
		
	 
	
	
	
		
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		So many womenLeave their thongs at my uncles.
 Never met one though...
 
Peanut butter honey banana sandwiches
 
		
	 
	
	
	
		
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		We met one eveningLeaves welcoming so many
 In the best places
 
Peanut butter honey banana sandwiches
 
		
	 
	
	
	
		
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		We met one eveningLeaves welcoming so many
 In the best places
 
 one wet evening
 an orange leaf met your hair--
 in winter prayer
 
		
	 
	
	
	
		
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		one wet eveningan orange leaf met your hair--
 in winter prayer
 
 orange crate books
 and grandma's coats,
 crawlspace winters
 before sale
 
		
	 
	
	
	
		
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		orange crate booksand grandma's coats,
 crawlspace winters
 before sale
 
 
 grandma's treasured books
 rescued from her estate sale
 she is still with me
 
		
	 
	
	
	
		
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		grandma's treasured booksrescued from her estate sale
 she is still with me
 
 unkempt estate
 still rock northern pond
 sharp glass
 
		
	 
	
	
	
		
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		unkempt estate still rock northern pond
 sharp glass
 
 
 still sharp
 your broken pieces
 we were both glass
 weren't we?
 
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		06-28-2024, 08:30 AM 
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		still sharpyour broken pieces
 we were both glass
 weren't we?
 
 
 Mom's mind is still sharp
 though her body is broken glass.
 Dad is demented
 and still runs in the evenings.
 
		
	 
	
	
	
		
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		Mom's mind is still sharpthough her body is broken glass.
 Dad is demented
 and still runs in the evenings.
 
 In the evening
 As the sun sets
 The broken glass
 Sparkles
 
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		In the eveningAs the sun sets
 The broken glass
 Sparkles
 
 through jagged edges
 of the window, a confused fist
 streaked with blood
 
		
	 
	
	
	
		
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		through jagged edgesof the window, a confused fist
 streaked with blood
 
 sunlight confusion
 strobing window
 rattled limbs
 
		
	 
	
	
	
		
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		sunlight confusionstrobing window
 rattled limbs
 
 
 through the window
 sakura limbs -
 F3 tornado
 
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		through the windowsakura limbs -
 F3 tornado
 
 sakura cheeks
 tornado silk and koto -
 midnight blossoms
 
		
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