Too funny, Gar'. I love it. A 'be very pleased and have a large whiskey'
in my book:-)
bw
christina
>-- Original Message --
>Date: Sat, 6 Mar 2004 08:38:39 -0800
>Reply-To: The Pennine Poetry Works <[log in to unmask]>
>From: Gary Blankenship <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: A Stained White Radiance
>To: [log in to unmask]
>
>
>A Stained White Radiance
>
>[Thomas Jefferson] knew.it was necessary to create a system that would
>control human urges and appetites.
> --Cal Thomas
>
>In defense of marriage,
>I have been married three times,
>but only divorced twice.
>
>The first so nervous she shredded
>the curtains in the bride's waiting room;
>the second bitched, "What are these for?"
>as she opened a present from her mother -
>a cookbook and knife set;
>the last invited me to San Francisco
>for her second wedding.
>
>I won't go.
>
>Marriage is between a man and woman
>
>a sacred bond given by God to Adam
>defined by law
>tradition
>doctrine
>the human genome
>Scripture
>for propagation of the race
>to hold the tribe together
>
>I am through with marriage.
>
>Joan does not want the tax penalty,
>I could never live with Bonnie,
>and Cam would not know what to do
>with knives and a cookbook.
>
>Marriage is politicians,
>county clerks
>and those for whom the law is more important
>than the care humans show.
>
>I'm going fishing.
>
>Joan will bring a hot lunch and books,
>Bonnie blankets and river music,
>and Cam both red and white.
>
>She never forgets the corkscrew.
>
>
>
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