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My Three Loves
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TITLE (EDIT)
My Three Loves
DESCRIPTION
A poem about the three things in life that keep a man going. (At least from one man's perspective.)
[101 words]
AUTHOR
Richard Koss
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Richard Koss, other titles
[November 2001]
AUTHOR'S E-MAIL ADDRESS
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My Three Loves
Richard Koss

My three loves - music, books and women
Not necessarily in that order
And though some were lost, all is forgiven
Buried among life�s bricks and mortar

Don�t take my classics, jazz and show tunes
Let me keep old rock and roll
They�ll still remain long past the new moons
Unlike rap, hip-hop and soul

If only my tired blue eyes would last
I�d read all night, from Keats to Poe
And let the great works of the past
Deliver me from each day�s woe

Though marriage would only be a bore
I miss scent Le Femme, much like a hound
But I�ve been married twice before
So let�s just be friends and fool around

 

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