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Unread 12-24-2004, 04:20 AM
Tim Murphy Tim Murphy is offline
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A Christmas Poem

At Christmas little children sing and merry bells jingle,
The cold winter air makes our hands and faces tingle
And happy families go to church and cheerily they mingle
And the whole business is unbelievably dreadful, if you're single.

Wendy Cope
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Unread 12-24-2004, 04:27 AM
Janet Kenny Janet Kenny is offline
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Tim,
Ho ho! Beautiful. And dreadful even if you're not!

May the force be with you.
Janet
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Unread 12-24-2004, 07:52 AM
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When Wendy gave me Serious Concerns, rather than have her sign the frontispiece, I had her sign this page!
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Unread 12-24-2004, 11:23 AM
Moore Moran Moore Moran is offline
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Not so dreadful,Tim. You're breathing God-Country air!
Merry Christmas!!
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Unread 12-27-2004, 02:57 PM
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Hey, did her third book come out in the US?
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Unread 12-28-2004, 10:07 AM
Susan McLean Susan McLean is offline
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Yes, I read it and found many good poems in it, though I am still more fond of her first two.

Susan
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