{"id":2577,"date":"2021-02-28T13:26:16","date_gmt":"2021-02-28T21:26:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/davidraffin.com\/weblog\/writer-crampout\/"},"modified":"2021-02-28T13:26:16","modified_gmt":"2021-02-28T21:26:16","slug":"writer-crampout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/davidraffin.com\/weblog\/writer-crampout\/","title":{"rendered":"Writer crampout"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

And thus Mr. Doutry
Read all of us present
His sparkling poetry
Which he’d been composing
Four years.
And thus Mr. Doutry
Read all of us present
His sparkling poetry
And brought that whole room
Two tears.
Due to his station
they’d’ve given an ovation
But they’re awfully fond of
Sitting on their rears.
But it was a lovely reading
And now the evening is receding
And as they leave
They uncover their ears.
Cheers. Cheers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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And thus Mr. DoutryRead all of us presentHis sparkling poetryWhich he’d been composingFour years.And thus Mr. DoutryRead all of us presentHis sparkling poetryAnd brought that whole roomTwo tears.Due to his stationthey’d’ve given an ovationBut they’re awfully fond ofSitting on their rears.But it was a lovely readingAnd now the evening is recedingAnd as they leaveThey uncover their ears.Cheers. 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