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T R Poulson's avatar

Love the universality of this. It's a story any of us could likely tell, but could any of us tell it with this perfect amount of musicality and detail?

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Jean-Paul's avatar

"Hello babies. Welcome to Earth. It's hot in the summer and cold in the winter. It's round and wet and crowded. On the outside, babies, you've got a hundred years here. There's only one rule that I know of, babies-"God damn it, you've got to be kind."

Kurt Vonnegut Jr.

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Greg Fewer's avatar

Nearly did this with a cat once (it got away safely without injury). It's always a good idea to check under a lawnmower first before using it. Unusual topic for a poem but, then again, why not?

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Josie Gulliksen's avatar

❤️🫶🏼❤️🙏🏼

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Bill Scott's avatar

Yes, while there is still time.

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Tara Mesalik MacMahon's avatar

quiet, understated, unforgettable. I’m gonna be a kinder person today than I would have before reading this poem. I might just read it every day.

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Gary Michael Dault's avatar

Tender, delicate, careful, often cynical, usually under-valued Philip L:arkin!--how good to see this poem here! Anybody else would have made a sentimental hash of this disturbing incident. Whatever his subject, Larkin always quietly enlarges it!

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