barbsdad2003

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a squirrel is but a rabbit with a long tail

Posted Jul 17, 2010 · 23 lines · 2 critiques

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a squirrel is
but a rabbit
with a long tail

when you eat the hard-
boiled egg, be sure to ingest
its shell; when you eat

the apple, do not
forget its core, its dark and
bitter seeds; and don't

discard its skin; set
aside its stem remainder
to place with reverence

beneath its mother

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tree as a charity to
the common deer; when

you eat well-cooked fish
from a can and mark the bones
as soft, eat them too;

it should be wise to
respect the dandelion:
take it to salad

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"You have taken a lot of care with this, Chuck---with the form and with the content. My feeling is that I'm reading precious lines from Chuck's Book of Wisdom. Your tenderness and respect toward your environment close an…"
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"...do you know how to make dandelion wine mr ee? http://www.texascooking.com/recipes/dandelionwine.htm http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://shotgunwildatheart.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/dandelion_wine.jpg&imgrefu…"
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"Love the format you used here and the content. Good job Love,Mona"
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ms. woodchuck
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