Sidi Mahtrow Poems

Woe is me' indeed
That's not what you should plead,
Instead look around
And see the good that you have found,
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The buzzard tree stands forlorn
Of leaves and small branches shorn
Crafted by nature, stark and bare
With no life here to share
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reading the obits in the journal
i see life's not eternal
but goes on for all of those
(i don't know) but suppose
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It started out as a simple experiment
One that an amateur biologist
Could run using castoff equipment
Purchased on ebay.
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Did you hear it,
There it is again,
Seems to be coming from over there
Across the fence where
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Rich luscious, bursting with juice
Big as your thumb
Cool from the morning dew
Sweet as only wild berries can be
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The Pedant

'Lysander talks extremely well;
On any subject let him dwell,
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The acrid smell creeps out
Of the fine fabric about
The composed mistress
Who sits in deep distress.
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Celebrate little children
For the time is nigh, soon to become 'what might have been.'
It's time for marching and dancing in the streets
As you have been promised many public treats.
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The traffic backed up beyond
The intersection for five cars or more
In all directions, they were halted
The crowd standing there
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