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He was the verse slinger
The poet of the Wild West
Only carried a verse
In a mirror he would rehearse
Challenged to a rhyme
By the legendary, Wyatt Earp
The poet went too far
Earp shot him dead in a bar
What a sad end, for a poet
What a sad end, for a twerp

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Poet” by PaulPJB, 12 Feb 19