Some of

the Mothman’s

greatest

prophecies

were written by

porch light

Call me, irresponsible,

because — really

I will just forget that

you did anyway

.

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“Lorraine”

by Mary Cellini

© Copyright 2017

I don’t want an

open casket funeral

unless

it’s held many years later

Time is the

great healer

but it

is also the

great wrinkler.

I believe

everything

I read,

according

to my

biographers

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2.

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I think I could face a firing squad

if I was allowed

a cup of water afterwards

When a cricket

finds its way into

my kitchen, I just

leave it be.

***

That cricket is ok by me

***

Unlike a cockroach,

which would be

promptly dealt with.

***

And that’s because

a cricket can sing.

***

And talent goes

a long way as to

my opinion of you.

A hal roach

infestation

is what you

get when

you leave a tray of cream pies

on the

windowsill

to cool

The great actor

Joseph Cotten

always had a problem

with boll weevils,

because

boll weevils

always had a problem

with homophones

The ocean is a

harsh mistress

and an even worse,

nanny

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coda:

but if you like seafood …