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short poem |
| Ode to a dead deer on the road. Traffic today, blood cells in a vein Stuck to a path, reminiscent of a train Flowing and pushing, task is at hand With a course predetermined, metal and manned With an attitude of no interference Hands to the wheel with forced adherence The chimerical timer was running and set And the ersatz deadline had to be met An uninvited guest, provided a deterrent A bug on the window, a course in errant Life is so fragile, and yellow and green The damn windshield wiper, can't get it clean Another wandering animal; that hailed from the bucolic Decided to cross, then to gambol and frolic The car one space forward, kinetic-energy led Hit the deer sideways, and gave it to the dead. |