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7-interlock
Mash-Up
By Marcus Ewert
I am a jigsaw puzzle piece:
A corner-piece, with sky;
My best friend’s from a different box –
His puzzle shows a pie.
My cloudy face, his rhubarb one –
Compounded, they’re a shock;
We don’t belong together, but…
Our centers interlock.
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10-elongated
Homework
By Jim Hill
“By Pinocchio’s elongated schnoz!”
Cursed the teacher while calling my bluff,
Excuse five thousand and four – by her count the last straw –
It seems finally, enough is enough.
The dog ate it. I have gout. My computer’s offline.
Even I can’t believe what I’ve said.
It’s becoming a chore making up more and more.
Should I try doing this stuff instead?
7-interlock vs. 10-elongated
- 7-interlock (Marcus Ewert) (62%, 161 Votes)
- 10-elongated (Jim Hill) (38%, 100 Votes)
Total Voters: 261
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