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6 strings

strange
2 have
2 work
so hard
2 play
— Rob Graber, Apr 16, 2008

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Candlewitch

Candlewitch

18 years 1 month ago

Hey Ron

clever... and, all the twos add up to six which equal six strings! :) Always, Cat
Rob Graber

Rob Graber

18 years 1 month ago

Nice sum! My math was better

Nice sum! My math was better than I knew--Thanks for telling me! This makes me think of a revision: strange 2 have 2 work so hard 2 play 6 strings Is this a better poem do you think? It changes the "point" I think...
Rob Graber

Rob Graber

18 years 1 month ago

Hi, Keith (and Cat). I

Hi, Keith (and Cat). I decided to use Cat's observation in the title, allowing the poem itself to still end with its grand double entendre rather than with its limited musical meaning. Thanks!

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