from Light:
Sunny Side Up?
Eggs are thoroughly washed, so the mass
Of consumers won't think the things crass.
.. ........If we spotted a clue
.. ........To their source, then we, too,
Might do just what the chickens did: pass.
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from Measure:
[Thanks to fairy godmother Jayne for formatting help.]
On Eggshells
If he gave someone a dozen eggs, every egg in the carton would have a line of verse on it.
–J.D. McClatchy about James Merrill
His pen.. ...........Roused glee:
“Hooray!”.........."Compact!"
The hen, ..........Too, backed
His lay,..............In fact.
But when...........It's me,
They say,.........."He's cracked!"
Last edited by Max Goodman; 11-14-2018 at 06:18 PM.
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