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I, ME, MINE

Posted on December 12, 2020 by Universal Octopus

In the Beginning(or perhaps a little later)there was I. And then, because I was lonely,there was me. And we got on like a house on fire!And, so that we could have something in common,there was mine.And we got on like … Continue reading →

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REQUIEM: ARMISTICE DAY

Posted on November 10, 2020 by Universal Octopus

This yearthe dead are blindand do not seem to hearour prayers.Nor do they seem to mindthat we now ownwhat they once thought was theirs. Herethey shed no tearat all the painthey left behind. Now,when they come again,they only findechoes of … Continue reading →

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AS YOU SOW SO ARE YOU REAPED

Posted on October 8, 2020 by Universal Octopus

So if you seeyou’re hanging on a treeas someone else’s pear,how did you get there? Solitary Rose.How come it doesn’t realiseit’s the one and only?How come it isn’t lonely?Or even a little melancholy? Exemplary Rose! .