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KitchenWitch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-19-07 12:41 PM
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The Trees
There is unrest in the forest
There is trouble with the trees
For the maples want more sunlight
And the oaks ignore their pleas

The trouble with the maples
(And they're quite convinced they're right)
They say the oaks are just too lofty
And they grab up all the light
But the oaks can't help their feelings
If they like the way they're made
And they wonder why the maples
Can't be happy in their shade

There is trouble in the forest
And the creatures all have fled
As the maples scream 'Oppression!'
And the oaks just shake their heads

So the maples formed a union
And demanded equal rights
'The oaks are just too greedy
We will make them give us light'
Now there's no more oak oppression
For they passed a noble law
And the trees are all kept equal
By hatchet, axe and saw
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CaliforniaPeggy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-19-07 12:57 PM
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1. Good morning, my dear KW!
Nice poem...

Now what on earth triggered this?

:hi:
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KitchenWitch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-19-07 05:13 PM
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5. It is a song by Rush.
Just feeling the whole nasty shit in the White House today.
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Dr. Strange Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-19-07 01:02 PM
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2. Dirk, Pratt, and Lerxst approve of this message
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AllegroRondo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-19-07 01:35 PM
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3. Rush Rocks!
and Neil Peart is a lyric genius.
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SPKrazy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-19-07 01:35 PM
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4. would seem so eh
:hi:
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