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a quilt of onions  (  a  t r u e  s t o r y  )

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a quilt of onions skinned the sky

that whiffed the breeze & fluffed the fly

that greened the queen & cuffed the sty

that whipped the twig & piled the pi


a flock of thimbles flossed the town

that clocked the frock & tossed the gown

that maimed the dame & dossed the crown

that pegged the head & legged the drown


a purse of adders purred the pea

that preened the dean & fogged the bee

that winds the minds & flogs the tree

that spills the quills that dog the scree


a thatch of brambles bapped the bun

that spanked the wind & panned the nun

that stung the stalk & tongued the nun

that yawned the war & snort the nun


a fence of foxgloves fudged the air

that nudged the witch which smudged the snare

that snowed the crow & poached the fayre

that coughed the broth & fucked the mayor


a star of parsnips stirred the bend

that sparred the guard & slurped the wend

that spat the ant & burped the blend

that danced the plants & shat the end

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your guffaw  (  a  t r u e  t a l e  )

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as plumbers pole & war the saw

& drummers roll & cole the slaw

as silver moons & prunes the snare

& woodland blares & bears the paw


as feathers flap & hat the straw

& zephyrs zap & splash the spore

as spindles spin & loom the hare

& beavers bee & buzz the saw


as jumbles jab & spar the door

& jungles jar & crab the claw

as whispers wolf & woo the where

& patters pane & rain the pour


as islands spy & sea the shore

& highlands dry & see the saw

as squinter squats & spins the fare

i weasel not for your guffaw

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