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Eat Your Words

by Benjamin Zephaniah

Benjamin Zephaniah

I am a veggie table
A table made of veg,
There’s so much fruit upon me
All living on the edge,
Life is hard
But so are plates
And tea can be quite hot,
And vegetarian poets
Make me nervous quite a lot.




Quotes of the Day

Affection is responsible for nine-tenths of whatever solid and durable happiness there is in our lives.
• C. S. Lewis


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    For What She Had Done
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