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Haven't you heard?

dougb.72572 1951 (Ontario)

It was a real shocker
Thought you should know
Marjorie messed up bad.
Let her wits go.
Dressed like a harlot
Thought it was vamp.
So much unlike her.
Now just a tramp.
See here's a snapshot.
Ass way too tight
Cleavage a scandal
Changes a fright.

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Gossip spreads like released maple keys.

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Written on April 21, 2024

Submitted by dougb.72572 on April 21, 2024

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Scheme ABCBDEAEFGHG
Closest metre Iambic dimeter
Characters 245
Words 53
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 12
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Retired in my 70s. 32 years shipper and safety guy in metal fabrication for roads, bridges structures. Married 49 years to Hilary. Photographer and harmonica busker, both hobbies. Children Lauren and Jordan. more…

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