Maybe we can retrieve the words eventually Patrick.
Douglas well at my age I am not too optimistic :-)
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From: Douglas Barbour
Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2016 4:19 PM
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Ah, the current scene. We all get that feeling.
I’d agree that you don’t need that final stanza, John.
Maybe we can retrieve the words eventually Patrick.
Doug
> On Mar 30, 2016, at 4:32 AM, [log in to unmask]
> <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> thank you Bill and Patrick.
> very encouraging. I shall consider all
> suggestions.
>
> Cheers, John.
>
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>> Hi John lovely morning here in Raynes Park !!
>> nice
> subject to tackle
>> I did wonder about finishing at
>> 'Mount Rushmore
> crumbles
>> in shame.'
>> or the bugle has sounded
>> for me the further
> verse rather spell it out what is nicely implied
>> cheers P
>>
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>
>> Patrick,
>>
>> I thought you might like mine on the same subject.
>>
>
>> suggestions for improvement always welcome.
>>
>> Hair Raising Happenings
>
>>
>>
>> Snakes are hiding in holes
>> the coyotes are howling
>> buffalo
> stampeding.
>>
>> Rats are running to Mexico
>> while they still can.
>
>> Elephants are
>> trumpeting
>> Donkeys are braying
>> Wall street is
> bricking it.
>> Las Vegas is
>> turning out the lights,
>> Old Faithful has
> failed
>> the fault is slipping
>>
>> tremors are felt across the land.
>
>> Mount Rushmore crumbles
>> in shame.
>>
>> The bugle has sounded.
>>
>> The
> world looks on laughing,
>> looks on in
>> bewilderment,
>> looks on in
> horror and fear.
>>
>>
>>
>> John.
>>
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>>>
>>> Word
>>>
>>> in a
>>> nightmare
>>> in a
>>> darkened
>>
>
>>> greying world
>>> as he
>>> crouched
>>> cowered
>>> in fear
>>> he realised
>
>>> that
>> the
>>> word trump
>>> would never
>>> mean the
>>> same again
>>>
>>>
>
>>> pmcmanus
>>
>>> r953
>>>
>>> an extra!
>>>
>>> X
>>>
>>> Sadly
>>> His polter
>>> Had
> geisted
>>>
>>>
>>> pmcmanus
>>
>>> r947
>>>
>>
Douglas Barbour
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