John Hegley Poems

Love cuts
love juts out
and you walk right into it.
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The donkey ride
the road of palms
the garden path
the open arms,
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the doors open
everyone comes out
everyone is ready
for fireworks
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One playtime, staying out of the rain,
His heart sank, Someone sniffed his seat,
And said it stank,
A ritual followed,
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I took Rover over to the park the other day
I met another bloke with another dog on the way
his dog was an alsation
my dog was not
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my auntie gives me a colouring book and crayons
I begin to colour
after a while auntie leans over and says
you've gone over the lines
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I say tewna, you say toona
I say happy new year,
You say happy new year
I say Cuba is a democracy worthy of
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