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1. about 2 hours ago on Ballard Street

   /// These terrible times we can weather

   if we also try working together.

   Whether woman or man,

   all must do what they can,

   and be brave (you don’t want a “white feather”).

   A serious note: In troubled times of great division such as these, it is foolish and counterproductive to unnecessarily antagonize those who disagree with you politically. If we are ever to find our way to consensus, we must build on areas of broad agreement (there are many) and avoid demonizing. Minds will change more easily when they come to certain conclusions on their own— based on the evidence of their eyes, ears and experience. Insults tend to make people dig in their heels, ignore what you say, and cling to their existing beliefs.

2. about 16 hours ago on Ballard Street

   /// Her one skill— she was once a tap dancer.

   She knows violence isn’t the answer.

   But to do something small

   beats no action at all,

   so she’ll help to fund fights against cancer.

3. about 16 hours ago on Ballard Street

   /// The world’s woes, Sandy thinks, have gone hyper.

   Those responsible must pay the piper.

   But she isn’t that bright;

   can’t decide which side’s right.

   And she’s never been trained as a sniper.

4. about 20 hours ago on That is Priceless

   Well… there is that hand scythe…

5. about 20 hours ago on That is Priceless

   /// Your bold boyfriend’s hands quickly withdraw

   when they’re cut by what he never saw.

   Up above your left shoulder

   is why he was not bolder:

   a small hand scythe is lodged in the straw.

6. about 20 hours ago on That is Priceless

   All these years, she should’a used conditioner.

7. about 20 hours ago on That is Priceless

   The only Needle a rich man can easily go through.

8. 1 day ago on Ballard Street

   /// Mildred showed Niles the objects she prizes:

   Balls of all different patterns and sizes.

   Though she gave it her all,

   her date wouldn’t “play ball.”

   Won’t learn juggling, (a skill he despises).

9. 1 day ago on That is Priceless

   /// Seen here After the Hay Harvest, Zina,

   used to dance in a Kyiv cantina.

   With a young, pretty face,

   she had talent and grace,

   but was told, ”You are no ballerina.”

   /// Filled with shame from this verbal attack,

   she quit dancing and took to the sack.

   Barred from joining those pros

   who thrilled crowds on their toes,

   she would earn her bread flat on her back.

10. 1 day ago on That is Priceless

    /// All that straw which she’d carry (and wear)

    made it seem she had long, flaxen hair.

    And it served as an “ad”

    that this girl could be had,

    though no match to the color “down there.”