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Bourbon Street and Candy Canes

Bourbon street and candy canes two unicorns in disguise, Nickels for an easy dime, And a quarter for a rhyme. Shooting stars and colored moons aces to the heart, A world through rose tinted glasses, And dreams left standing gone from the masses. Take the day out of night and the night out of day, A different drummer a different song, And the one-armed bandit takes what's wrong. A cloak and dagger game of men and mice, Every bait and switch of hand, And the piper leads to the promised land.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2017




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Date: 7/6/2020 12:32:00 AM
superb choice of words and beautiful poetic writings
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Date: 7/5/2020 5:47:00 PM
Great job on this! I was born and raised in New Orleans and could feel the beat of the city in your verse. Well done!
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Date: 9/15/2017 10:18:00 AM
Nice use of language Thomas..
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Date: 9/15/2017 1:56:00 AM
Thomas an amazing write once again. Particularly like how you finished off the last line 'And the Piper leads to the Promised Land'....Maria PS Will be putting on a chapter to Memories tonight hopefully.
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Date: 9/11/2017 2:38:00 AM
Great contemporary imagery, Thomas! Love the leaping light & thought!
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Date: 9/11/2017 5:13:00 AM
Thank you very much James.

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