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It once happened

by Kobayashi Issa

Kobayashi Issa

It once happened
that a child was spared punishment
through earnest solicitation.




Quotes of the Day

A James Cagney love scene is one where he lets the other guy live.
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Poems of the Day
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    Getting the Child to Bed
    by Allen Grossman
    Getting the child to bed is awful work, Committing that rage to sleep that will not sleep. The lie rots in my throat saying, “O.K. There is balm in Gilead. Go to bed.