Dog Days

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    Dog Days
    a woman walks by
    her housedress so bright like
    tropical island flowers,

    she carries a trash bag
    over her shoulder
    like Santa Claus in the August heat.

    catching a glimpse i
    wonder what she carries
    in that bag, most would carry

    trash in a bag like that, but no
    not her.
    it's more than that

    (one would hope)
    something important.
    something that matters.

    something worth carrying
    in a trash bag
    over your shoulder

    like Santa Claus in the August heat.

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    optimistic commented on Dog Days

    07-27-2009

    This is kind of interesting lol, way of striking and surprising the reader.
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    monkyntz commented on Dog Days

    05-18-2009

    well you've done it again good write i have a simular one called the thin man maybe you could check it out keep up the good work
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    WordSlinger commented on Dog Days

    03-17-2009

    ok, I think I know the answer, I hope i'm wrong, :)
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    If I feel physically as if the top of my head were taken off, I know that is poetry.

    Emily Dickinson (1830-1886) American poet.

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