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To His Psychiatrist

To his psychiatrist a pig complained: I’m struggling with a matter I need explained: Why are our yearly losses rarely by natural causes? Nonsense, said the shrink, give it some reconsideration. You’ll find, I think, it’s just a pigment of your imagination.

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Date: 3/9/2023 12:17:00 PM
very clever, maurice! i enjoyed...
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Maurice Rigoler
Date: 3/9/2023 12:20:00 PM
Thanks for stopping by Ilene./ Maurice
Date: 3/9/2023 11:04:00 AM
Very punny, M. I wonder what a porcine psychiatrist would be called.
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Maurice Rigoler
Date: 3/9/2023 12:20:00 PM
Porcine means a pig or pig like; hence its use in my poem would be redundant. Thanks for the stop by. / Maurice
Date: 3/9/2023 9:41:00 AM
That pig should be running the country, and would probably do a better job. Though some might say that's just sty in the sky.
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Maurice Rigoler
Date: 3/9/2023 9:43:00 AM
There more than enough hogs in Congress, why punish innocent pigs? Thanks for the stop by, Paul. Best to you in your writing endeavors. / Maurice

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