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Stuck at home
Wrote this poem
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Had some lunch
With Captain Crunch
Washed the dish
Made a wish
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Fed the cat
Found my hat
Broke a mirror
Bad luck here
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Made the tea
Had to pee
Sun went down
Moon is round
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Took a fall
In the hall
Bumped my head
Went to bed
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Drank some booze
Took a snooze
Up at dawn
Mowed the lawn
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Stuck at home
Wrote this poem
TOM HEITZ
SHARON STUART
Fly Creek
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