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PROVERBS
Flamingos alternate legs.
The tall perspire first.
Death is no gourmet

FLAP FLAP
(loosely based on 4 lines of "The Scholar In The
Narrow St." by Tso Ssu)

Flap! Flap! Trapped bird in a cage
Beating its wings against the wire walls.
Slap! Slap!. Torn shoes of the poet
Beating at doors, "My pet for food."

HANDKERCHIEF
Ah to have
A handkerchief
That wipes away sorrow
Along with tears.

Why IS a Raven
like a writing desk?

I can't predict the future,
I'm confused about the present,
And I'm a little fuzzy about the past!

MY FORM LETTER:
Dear Big Company,
Please send me a form letter . I'm starting a collection.

Koan Comics

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