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Dear Mermaids Three

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I.


Remove flagrant snobbery
from the people who
inhabit the world,
selfishness and ego
are so out of fashion.

II.


While we're at it,
could we please remove
hate and violence,
as this has led us
into unthinkable acts
none wish to acknowledge.

All other wishes would benefit

from this one.

III.

Bring George Carlin back to life.
The man made me laugh and think.

 

 

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Bluntly stated, these are my wishes three. And George, if you are listening, I prayed that you are not a frisbee, sitting on someone's roof when you left us.

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  • grampabob1946 silver member
    July 13

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    Yes, bring George back!

    yes Hetha, but since it isn't possible, why don't you keep writing poems so you can make us think and laugh. It seems you have a talent for it too. Just the thing to read before I leave the front door and head off to eight hours of lifting heavy things and moving them to far away places.


  • Draig aine gold member
    March 3
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    well done

    I have always had a crush on George


  • sunoir
    March 3

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    Two great wishes and the third love it...Still laugh at his words. One to ask all the men "If a man is standing in the middle of the forest speaking and there is no woman around to hear him...is he still wrong? " Yep love Carlin

  • piccola silver member
    February 27

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    he joked about all hell breaking loose ... he said it would never do that, it would only break away in bits and pieces to fool us. I don't know why that was so funny but it cracked me up. I have a few of his books and love them when I'm down. Tanks for the reminder


  • log-home-guy-Nic
    February 26
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    Very unselfish wishes, very good

    Loved George myself , Great photo,  good luck


  • Barry Hodges
    February 19
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    Unfortunately I have not heard of your Mr Carlin. But I am puzzled how he could be a frisbee which I always thought was a children's plastic toy. None the less, the poem shows a certain manic touch which I like. Where do you live? I could write a poem about how my late gay uncle Mary got beaten to death by a rhino near there.


  • Uniquely-Scarred
    February 19
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    ah wishes, dont get me started lol i enjoyed the read best of luck and take care


  • DogFish silver member
    February 17

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    "Dear Mermaids Three..."
    I was expecting "the three little pigs meet Hans Christian Andersen" : A bedtime story before I shut down this confounded machine... Oh well, George Carlin can't give me nightmares!


  • Gypsy Via Orleans
    February 17

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    i liked this. to bring george carlin back is good. the man made a lot of us laugh sometimes just by looking at him.
    you know if he was a frisbee sitting on somebody's roof , it would have cracked him up.


  • Unbreakable3
    February 17

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    I like it I dotn know who george Carlin is ... but i like how oyu incorperated what you and the whole world wisheds for into a poem... its creative... Congrats it good!!! Keep writing...

    Blessings...

    -Unbreakable... <3


  • turpentine
    February 17
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    Really good! Good luck in the contest!


  • maralisa silver member
    February 17
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    a wonderful three wishes good luck in the contestmaralisa

  • Eusebius
    February 17

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    Ah, ha....hmmmm, if wishes were horses... Shakespeare said, but these are certainly better than most, no? Who can gainsay them???


  • Draig aine gold member
    February 17
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    how can we deny you anything!!

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