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Crazy Old Man

December 19, 2011
By Beatles SILVER, Chennai, Other
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Once, so long ago I met
A bearded old male
Whose mind was always set
On a stupid ancient tale

The man would always say-
Aye!! Everything is wrong!!
And dance around like a lunatic
Singing a fruitless song

He’d say the world is going to perish
And would hug the gates of the old parish
And say something in Greek or Latin
I can’t figure out what he’d said

It has been so many years
Since he vanished
But everything he’s said still
Haunts me from within.

© Ryan K., Aledo, TX

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Beatles SILVER said...
on Dec. 30 2011 at 4:57 am
Beatles SILVER, Chennai, Other
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Thanks, Jos! I will :)
butterfly123 said...
on Dec. 30 2011 at 4:54 am
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hi! amazing poem! keep writing!
Beatles SILVER said...
on Dec. 30 2011 at 4:43 am
Beatles SILVER, Chennai, Other
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Thank you :) :)
Tori_Lie-write SILVER said...
on Dec. 27 2011 at 1:30 pm
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I like it vary much so, it is really good, haha:)