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    What are good topics/words to use for a Sestina?

    Write a poem about watching TV: channel, timeslot, bored, set-top, wand, perspicacity.
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    Is 'Fido' a good name for a poem?

    When Adam woke in Eden The creatures had no names To think up words for this and that He thought a fine new game It never rained or thundered Adam lived just on fruit He never wore a shirt or tie Only a birthday suit Adam played hide and seek with God And never found it queer The serpent and...
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    "Spiritually speaking", do you think vegetarians overreact in their defense when

    I know quite a few vegetarians, but none of them made their choice for ethical reasons. People get obsessive about all sorts of things. PETA are nasty bigots, but no more so than (I'd better not name the denomination).
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    Would this work better as free verse?

    There was an old toad who lived under some weed. He didn't see much; but what little he seed He didn't like much. And how sour he growed. Do you know someone like that bigoted toad?
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    Have you ever eavesdropped on folk in the Garden Centre?

    "You wake up every morning As happy as a bird; I can be as irate as sh1t You never say a word; You keep the place neat as a pin From stormcellar to gable; No matter how late I get home My dinner's on the table; You never ask for clothes or shoes; Never have a headache; You laugh and whistle...
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    Why didn't God punish the Apple?

    Eve would not have eaten it if the Apple had not looked so delicious.
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