Unwritten Rule
There’s a rope between me and the edge of the dock,
there to keep people from falling or jumping in.
There’s a rope between me and the edge of the dock,
there to keep people from falling or jumping in.
Some marsh plants have hollow stems, could be used as straws. The villagers would have known this, he says, could have taken a few on the march to the marshes, or better yet, pulled the pith from a young twig to make it hollow.
I pledge allegiance to the flag.
Land of the free.
I beam with natural born citizenry.
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