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across the world we get to see
holes opening spontaneously;
caverns the size of Texas,
yawning wide to try and vex us.

from Siberia to Japan,
swallowing houses, gardens, vans.
some see them as the gates to Hell;
others think they’re kinda swell!

in America they sell tickets,
in Japan they fill ‘em in;
in Russia they drink and gawk
while Tibetans, they just grin…

the reality is here to see,
with a message clear for you and me.

the earth isn’t solid at all
—its one giant Wiffle Ball!

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Sinkholes!

Contributed by spike on Saturday, 5th May 2018 @ 03:37:58 AM in AEST
Topic: HumorPoetry

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across the world we get to see
holes opening spontaneously;
caverns the size of Texas,
yawning wide to try and vex us.

from Siberia to Japan,
swallowing houses, gardens, vans.
some see them as the gates to Hell;
others think they’re kinda swell!

in America they sell tickets,
in Japan they fill ‘em in;
in Russia they drink and gawk
while Tibetans, they just grin…

the reality is here to see,
with a message clear for you and me.

the earth isn’t solid at all
—its one giant Wiffle Ball!

Copyright Â© spike ... [ 2018-05-05 03:37:58]
(Date/Time posted on site)

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Re: Sinkholes! (User Rating: 1 )
by softerware on Saturday, 5th May 2018 @ 07:28:10 PM AEST
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Clever, witty, and well researched! The last lines left me laughing in agreement! Really enjoyed this. Thank you for your quirky sense of humor!
softerware

Re: Sinkholes! (User Rating: 1 )
by Former_Member on Sunday, 6th May 2018 @ 06:09:22 AM AEST
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light and airy
in the cosmos
where you could
knock a wiffel ball
right out the park
with a plastic bat
you wouldn/'/t use
a wooden one nor
an aluminum
one because
even if you did
the bat speed wouldn/'/t
register and even if it
did the distance would
never register

the way a plastic bat
would

I played baseball
I know
It is kind of weird

and at the sametime
quite amazing
all the same

relativity
living things floating
landing someplace
else

Monty Python
a swallow
eating some tiny
creature and then
ending up thousands
of miles away

that living thing
bird poop mixed
with bird urine

mixed with who knows

Peace!

Re: Sinkholes! (User Rating: 1 )
by JamesStockdale on Monday, 7th May 2018 @ 01:07:18 AM AEST
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Stay away from Ocala and the Villages Spike!
Wonderful write Sir!

Re: Sinkholes! (User Rating: 1 )
by speedy on Saturday, 12th May 2018 @ 10:08:17 PM AEST
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I read this one to my mom - such sad truth, but good write!

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