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Uncle and Auntie -- John Hegley

Guest poem submitted by Laura Simeon:
(Poem #1766) Uncle and Auntie
 my auntie gave me a colouring book and crayons
 I begin to colour
 after a while auntie leans over and says
 you've gone over the lines
 what do you think they're there for
 eh?
 some kind of statement is it?
 going to be a rebel are we?
 your auntie gives you a lovely present
 and you have to go and ruin it
 I begin to cry
 my uncle gives me a hanky and some blank paper
 do some doggies of your own he says
 I begin to colour
 when I have done
 he looks over
 and says they are all very good
 he is lying
 only some of them are
-- John Hegley
I first encountered John Hegley on Minstrels last year (Poem #1584, Go and
play in the middle) and it was love at first sight.  On a trip to England
this summer I picked up a volume of his poetry entitled _Glad to Wear
Glasses_.  It was difficult to pick just one poem to submit, but I find this
one a delightful example of his unpretentious, razor sharp wit.  His website
may be viewed at: [broken link] http://www.johnhegley.co.uk.

Thank you,
Laura Simeon.

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