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Pleasant New Neighbors

August 7, 2009
By FreakyEyed DIAMOND, Juneau, Alaska
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FreakyEyed DIAMOND, Juneau, Alaska
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Favorite Quote:
"This, too, will pass."

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The new neighbors are very pleasant;
They smell like cake and other
Happy things you find in other places.

It should only be a week before
The rain washes the cake-smell away.
And another three days before their cat
Dies of pneumonia.

© Morgan C., Fridley, MN

The author's comments:
Technically nonfiction.
But they don't have a cat.
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