Tan Pratonix Poems

The small black ant (one of those who always
Seem to be in a hurry and are wonderfully aware
Of your finger inches away; not worth killing, but
Nevertheless are killed in their thousands
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The Point Pedro bus is not for us,
It suits a hippopotamus.
The Mannar bus is slow and meant
For an ox or elephant.
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Divine compassion will reach out
And touch the lonely bier
And bring to life the widow's son
And wipe away her tears;
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It is not always sorrow and pain;
Soon there will be gladness and light.
After the long gloomy days of rain,
The sun shines bright.
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I like to think of Jabez Dawes
Made jack-in-the-box by Santa Claus.
The story may have sounded fun
To Ogden Nash or anyone
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Cool
soft
words drop
a pattern on paper,
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Tall and thin
and chicken-limbed,
her beady eyes bespectacled,
reflected primordial times
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Far off
a flight of swallows turn and
head with tinkle-bells
of carts, winding
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There it stands
on the edge of the sands,
washed by spray
all night and day,
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I am waiting for Facebook to die,
so that people can be freed from Internet captivity.
It's a shame that so much time is spent
on social networking sites
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