Richard Dates Poems

I am the Easter Bunny,
I really do exist,
And if you think that’s funny,
I’ll smash you with my fist.
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Write about what you know:
Beautiful, bright blue roses singing ballads,
Angry pink puff adders printing pamphlets,
The ringing echoes of exploding stars,
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I like spiders!
They live by eating flies,
And other buzzing critters
With giant, compound eyes.
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In ancient times, before our days,
From schools of learning far away,
Wise teachers taught the world was flat,
And few would dare to question that,
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The first mosquito
Of Spring
Showed up today,
Harbinger of muggy mornings,
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Frozen chicken
Sitting calmly
In my freezer.
I envy
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One day,
The so-called Laws of the Universe
Decided to go on vacation,
Having found their predictability
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I am my choices,
He said with fierce pride,
And listened to the voices
That served him as his guide.
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