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Here are the poems:
5-puttering
Say The Ducks
By April Halprin Wayland
The man on the bank of our beautiful pond—
why is he punching his fist at the sky?
The skater with headphones who’s singing out loud—
is she missing our quacking as she whooshes by?
The girl asking questions while wild wings are fluttering
could soak up so much if she opened her eyes.
Enough with your what-tering and all that tut-tut-tuttering!
Come sit by the pond for a lesson in puttering.
vs.
12-sophisticate
SophistiCat
By Deborah Holt Williams
To sophisticate is to alter,
To adulterate or change.
I’d like to sophisticate Walter,
or at least get rid of his mange.
5-puttering vs. 12-sophisticate
- 5-puttering (April Halprin Wayland) (63%, 147 Votes)
- 12-sophisticate (Deborah Holt Williams) (37%, 85 Votes)
Total Voters: 232
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