I might go down but I'll pop back up
I no old dog, I'm still a pup
I'll be the winner here, as you will see
I'll chase that raccoon right up a tree

Oh look, I see a puppy beneath my old pine tree
He's yapping and he's jumping, a fact I'd not foreseen...
Poor little puppy, he runs and barks with glee
He doesn't know that raccoons use the trees as their latrines!

Sure, I bark and bury bones
but I use Charmin, not pine cones

US Army explosions going off at least 6 times today, camera recognized, all 2050 photos reloaded, Kenmore vacuum replacement bought(Yay I'll have a working vac again), got groceries, bought MM ticket, didn't win $640M(2, 4, 23, 38, 46, 23, I only had #46), GTX590 crunching on 285.62(Classified) w/41g, Boinc 6.10.58 and BoincTasks 1.24, got gas for 30Mpg car and got car washed, new monitor is here yet, was 82-84F in here all afternoon, I've had a busy day too...

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The T1 Trust, PRR T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, 1 of America's First HST's

Sure, I bark and bury bones
but I use Charmin, not pine cones

Good thing there is a canopy of tree tops over head
I'll poop upon a puppy in his little collar red
From tree to tree I'll climb around until I'm well away
While you just sit beneath one tree and bark and whine and sway

But some night when you're sleeping, I'll crack your doggie door
And walk into your house to eat your dog food from the store
Your mistress will awaken... when she sees me she'll scream
Because she's well aware that a raccoon can sure be mean!

So move along now, puppy. Begone! Go chew a shoe.
Before this raccoon beats the living daylights outta you!

I've just come in from my back yard
basking in pale moonlight
teasing the kitties with my laser pointer
as they chase shadows in the night.

I've had a beer and a bit of food
but still I'm in a melancholy mood
Too many ghosts running through my head
So i think I'll put myself to bed.

I'll put some soothing music on
to help me get to sleep
If things go well, I'll rest until
through the blinds the dawn does peep..

So now I bid you all good night
good health and fortune, too
And pray tomorrow comes along
a better day for me and you.

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Donald
Infernal Optimist / Submariner, retired

Raccoons are noisy with all that chatter
but all that racket just doesn't matter
They will quickly quiet down
when they see I'm the best poet in this town

Raccoons are noisy with all that chatter
but all that racket just doesn't matter
They will quickly quiet down
when they see I'm the best poet in this town

Raccoons are smart, raccoons are clever
When do they give up? That would be NEVER!!!!


(P.S. Goodnight Donald, sleep well friend.)

Donald's poems really add some class
But I'll still kick that raccoon.... outta the tree.

Some Raccoon missed something, but then geniuses their knot.

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The T1 Trust, PRR T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, 1 of America's First HST's

Donald's poems really add some class
But I'll still kick that raccoon.... outta the tree.

I agree that Donald sure has a poet's soul
You and I spew doggerel and tell ourselves we're droll
But cowboy, you're forgetting that raccoons can be tough
It's my intent to rhyme all night until you shout "enough!!!"

You and I spew doggerel and tell ourselves we're droll
But cowboy, you're forgetting that raccoons can be tough
It's my intent to rhyme all night until you shout "enough!!!"

I won't quit, I won't cry "uncle"
if I have to I'll quote Art Garfunkel!

Some Raccoon missed something, but then geniuses their knot.

Victor, did I miss you? Forget to say "hello"?
Sorry buddy, this raccoon is moving kind of slow...
So hello to you, Victor. I hope you've come to play.
There nearly is an hour left within this Poet's Day.

I won't quit, I won't cry "uncle"
if I have to I'll quote Art Garfunkel!

And I will not step back from violence
Until you know The Sound of Silence!

It's not my style to be quiet and meek
when it's victory that I seek
Pretty soon you will learn
I'm the champ, it's my turn turn turn

It's not my style to be quiet and meek
when it's victory that I seek
Pretty soon you will learn
I'm the champ, it's my turn turn turn

Hello cowboy, my old friend
Been nice to spar with you again
But a husband softly creeping
Strongly suggests that I start sleeping
And that idea that was planted in my brain, still remains
So I declare you... WINNER!

Congratulations Dave!

It was just too close to call
I'm not sure I won at all
It was a fight, tooth and paw
at best I think it was a draw!


Nicely played, Angela!

A good evening win!

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Time to win another post
with the help of this my host.
But, the weather is dull, and now cooled.
So, back to thermals so not to be fooled.

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It's good to be back amongst friends and colleagues

Good morning win.

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With each crime and every kindness we birth our future.

Win

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