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Ring Around the Rosies- The Explicit Version

June 6, 2012
By Norman Greenberg SILVER, Brooklyn, New York
Norman Greenberg SILVER, Brooklyn, New York
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In the streets of Europe, pedestrians circled around a heap of flora.
Each one had posies protruding from his pouch.
But then, as more citizens died,
Soot from the cremated bodies filled the streets,
Until all the citizens lay on the cobblestone, dead.


The author's comments:
I hummed the old nursery rhyme, "Ring Around the Rosie", when it occurred to me that so many children sung this song without knowing the real meaning. And so, I decided to write the uncensored version.

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on Jun. 14 2012 at 5:59 pm
Norman Greenberg SILVER, Brooklyn, New York
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Why thank you! Will do :)

on Jun. 14 2012 at 5:30 pm
KenyaLove41 GOLD, Dallas, Texas
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;Day, n. A period of twenty-four hours, mostly misspent.&quot; ~Ambrose Bierce<br /> &quot;Nothing is Impossible, the word itself says &#039;I&#039;m Possible!&#039;&quot; ~ Audrey Hepburn<br /> &quot;Good writing is only bad writing revised&quot;~ Unknown

I liked it alot!(: keep writing!