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The Last Wedding If wind were blue rushing like water through treetops, through knee-grasses, If I could more than glimpse it on a...

Vineman Outside my window on a wall A man’s not there, not there at all. But for some moments there he...

Eutychus Falls Asleep (From Acts 20:9-12) Now some of you perhaps have heard how Paul in Troas preached the Word; and how the...

Augustus The Ant Augustus was an army ant Whose hero was Ulysses Grant. He bore a host of battle scars And wore at...

Barbara, My Ladybug My Barbara was a ladybug. (A ladybug was she.) Her shell was bright tomato red. Her spots were numbered three....

Barry The Seagull O! Barry was a royal seagull. Barry was a regal bird. Barry had monarchic leanings. Barry Edgar Gull III. Barry...

Cassandra The Golden Fish Cassandra was a golden fish, Who sometimes wouldn’t swim. But when she would it always was With vigor (and with...

Dolores The Crocodile Dolores was a crocodile Who simply wouldn’t crack a smile. So even if you told a joke Her stony visage...

Gorgonzola The Mouse O! Gorgonzola was a mouse, Italianate in all her ways. In marinara she would douse all food, from clams to...

Helen The Octopus O! Helen was an octopus. Her arms were numbered eight. And when she wore her bracelets. She always showed up...

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