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Just an amateur poet who's on here to get feedback and maybe garner a small readership.

  March 2021     21 days ago

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Slippery China

This heirloom china wants to slip
Out of my tremulous grip.
But plastic’s less heavy,
And nicely holds gravy.
It bounces if ever you...

by David Plantinga

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Smashing Platters

Because light and durable dinnerware
Is low-class and not debonair,
The china that shatters,
Those slippery platters,
Enliven dining with a jump-scare. ...

by David Plantinga

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added 27 days ago
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Caltrops

Because a losing player tosses
Monopoly boards and their houses
Sharp corners await
Mom in her bare feet.
The agony one board-game...

by David Plantinga

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Board Game Frustration

Hasbro makes a Monopoly game
Durable because sometimes we blame
The board for our troubles.
We never roll doubles!
So flip the whole board. This is lame!...

by David Plantinga

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Monopoly Domination

It’s fun to collect money for passing
Go but ahead hotels are massing.
Competitors bought
The railroads. You’re caught!
You can’t outrun landlords by racing. ...

by David Plantinga

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added 2 months ago
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