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by Tom
Fri Aug 27, 2021 12:29 pm
Forum: The Commons
Topic: Governor Declares Linda Christenson Day!!
Replies: 11
Views: 14880

Re: Governor Declares Linda Christenson Day!!

The presentation:

Gov Walz declares Indar Day

The audio is not good, but the occasion is grand.
 
by Tom
Fri Aug 27, 2021 9:25 am
Forum: The Commons
Topic: Governor Declares Linda Christenson Day!!
Replies: 11
Views: 14880

Governor Declares Linda Christenson Day!!

Linda "Indar" Christenson was honored yesterday by Minnesota Governor Tim Wallz proclaiming August 26, 2021 to be Linda Christenson Day in commemoration of her 50 years as the butter sculptor of Princess Kay candidates at the Minnesota State Fair.  For those of you who do not know, the Minnesota dai...
by Tom
Wed Feb 24, 2021 8:34 pm
Forum: Post Your Poems
Topic: Cottonwoods
Replies: 16
Views: 5865

Re: Cottonwoods

Still tremendous, L. The promise is breathtaking. Such a strong poem, I am so moved.

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by Tom
Sun Feb 07, 2021 12:43 pm
Forum: Post Your Poems
Topic: The Gospel according to COVID
Replies: 30
Views: 13066

Re: The Gospel according to COVID

Fruitful discussion with respect to the poem and its context has run its course some posts ago. This thread is locked.
by Tom
Fri Jan 29, 2021 12:23 pm
Forum: Post Your Poems
Topic: Lullaby
Replies: 5
Views: 2918

Re: Lullaby

Tim -- This is a Site Warning to you. 1. Don't use your posts to disparage other writers, moderators, and users of this site. 2. You state -- "My only purpose at any poetry forum is to receive a decent read by people who consider me a peer writer. Don't we all? Shouldn't we ?" Actually, at this site...
by Tom
Fri Jan 15, 2021 3:08 pm
Forum: Post Your Poems
Topic: The Gospel according to COVID
Replies: 30
Views: 13066

Re: The Gospel according to COVID

I live in an area in which the large majority of folks are very conservative. As the infection rate has now passed the 10% mark, most people are masking up for grocery runs, etc. But there is a predominant feeling that the virus was man-made in China, that it's lethalness [lethality?] is intentional...
by Tom
Fri Jan 15, 2021 3:08 pm
Forum: Post Your Poems
Topic: 20 minutes
Replies: 4
Views: 2476

Re: 20 minutes

Message loud and clear.

I took the liberty of unpinning the topic.

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by Tom
Sat Jan 09, 2021 6:21 pm
Forum: Post Your Poems
Topic: The Gospel according to COVID
Replies: 30
Views: 13066

Re: The Gospel according to COVID

Hi Tim,

Thanks for your comments.

Please check your personal messages.

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by Tom
Mon Nov 16, 2020 10:49 am
Forum: Post Your Poems
Topic: WWI was inevitable –
Replies: 10
Views: 5303

Re: WWI was inevitable –

So maybe the country is divided between those who ate lead paint chips as kids and those who played with mercury? I am in the second group.

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by Tom
Sun Nov 15, 2020 1:40 pm
Forum: Post Your Poems
Topic: The Irish sentence
Replies: 21
Views: 9335

Re: The Irish sentence

These offerings to The Irish Sentence pyre come compliments of Marcel [LeCram06] in who's stead and with who's proxy I do this post make. Fecking ijiot, use the mullen to wipe your sorry arse and save your good fecking Sunday sock. _______________________________________ Get yourself to the Pub, you...