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Just an amateur poet who's on here to get feedback and maybe garner a small readership.

  March 2021     3 days ago

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A Dreary Afternoon

The afternoon’s drippy and muddy,
And kids are kept out of Dad’s study.
There’s nothing to do
But mope the day through
Or living-room rugby with Buddy. ...

– by David Plantinga

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An Ant Committee

An ant will sit on a committee
That studies where in all the city
The children are most prone
To drop an ice cream cone.
At tiny scales they’re not that...

– by David Plantinga

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Vapor Mattress

The squishiest mattress is a cloud,
So soft it shouldn’t be allowed.
To stiffen the vapor
They take our their scraper
To shave off of sleet’s brittle shroud....

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Tartans

In Scotland painters favor plaid
Though tartans are likely just a fad.
When dabbing on the wall
The hand can’t slant at all.
Glaswegians think diagonals bad. ...

– by David Plantinga

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Polka Dots

Postmodernists like Rohrschach blots
But painters prefer polka dots,
But shaking paint just right
So dots stay round and tight
Is like tying needles in knots. ...

– by David Plantinga

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