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Monday Morning Mystery 091409
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I love the poem Tom, very clever.
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I am thinking that Tom knows the answer but is being koi, so to speak.
On Mon, Sep 14, 2009 at 11:18 AM, wrote: -
My crests number two; I’ve got eyes so blue.
I dive for my breakfast–any carp will do.
I sit on a stump, my feathers to dry–
Then it’s off on the wing over Lake Appert’s blue sky.
Some call me a devilbird; some say I’m real cute;
You can call me Cormie and admire my formal black suit.
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I love the poem Tom, very clever.
Jim Wright
I am thinking that Tom knows the answer but is being koi, so to speak.
On Mon, Sep 14, 2009 at 11:18 AM, wrote:
Tom Burr
My crests number two; I’ve got eyes so blue.
I dive for my breakfast–any carp will do.
I sit on a stump, my feathers to dry–
Then it’s off on the wing over Lake Appert’s blue sky.
Some call me a devilbird; some say I’m real cute;
You can call me Cormie and admire my formal black suit.