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Tuesday, June 24, 2014

Why Nobody Pets The Lion At The Zoo Comments

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The morning that the world began
The Lion growled a growl at Man.

And I suspect the Lion might
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Tommy 11 January 2019

This is! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

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* Sunprincess * 26 June 2014

................so true and I am pretty sure the lion has a voracious appetite....I would pet him if he was still a young kitten...

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Gajanan Mishra 24 June 2014

good writing, thanks, I like it. please read my poems and comment.

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