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IX. To Be Alive Is Power
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IX. To Be Alive Is Power

March 26, 2017March 26, 2017 benwdaltonLeave a comment

POWER, I TELL YOU!

VIII. Reverse Cannot Befall That Fine Barouche
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VIII. Reverse Cannot Befall That Fine Barouche

March 5, 2017 benwdaltonLeave a comment

Which is used on holidays…

VII. When an Elephant Barks and Purrs
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VII. When an Elephant Barks and Purrs

March 2, 2017March 1, 2017 benwdaltonAsideLeave a comment

VII.

When an elephant barks and purrs,
I’m more afraid
Than when it creeps up on tiptoes;
Security is loud.

 

—

The volcanic version, as (or perhaps more?) amusing. Image credit: Circus poster.

VI. Ferrets as a Possession
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VI. Ferrets as a Possession

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…are good to bear…

V. The Right To Masturbate May Be Thought
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V. The Right To Masturbate May Be Thought

February 28, 2017February 27, 2017 benwdaltonAsideLeave a comment

V.

The right to masturbate might be thought
An undisputed right,
Attempt it, and the Universe upon the opposite
Will concentrate its officers—
You cannot even try,
But Nature and Mankind must pause
To pay you scrutiny.

 

—

I only changed one word in this poem. Guess which?

IV. Fame Is A Fickle Food
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IV. Fame Is A Fickle Food

February 19, 2017February 19, 2017 benwdaltonLeave a comment

…upon a shifting plate…

III. Except the Smaller Size, No Apples Are Round
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III. Except the Smaller Size, No Apples Are Round

February 13, 2017February 13, 2017 benwdaltonAsideLeave a comment

III.

Except the smaller size, no apples are round,
These hurry to a sphere, and show, and end.
The larger, slower grow, and later hang,—
Then fall on your head—whang.

 

—

The final version here.

II. The Soul That Has a Guest
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II. The Soul That Has a Guest

February 12, 2017February 12, 2017 benwdaltonImageLeave a comment

…has to break out the Ouija board…

I. Adventure Most Unto Itself
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I. Adventure Most Unto Itself

February 11, 2017 benwdaltonAsideLeave a comment

I.

Adventure most unto itself
The soul condemned to be;
Attended by a Single Hound—
Carlo, my doggy.

 

—

Original as published in an early addition, but actually part of a longer poem.

One Sister Have I In Our House
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One Sister Have I In Our House

February 10, 2017 benwdaltonImageLeave a comment

Well, one sister and one carny…

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