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TRAILER by CONSTANCE R. DOWD

First Line: WHEN PEOPLE SAY A WITTY THING
Last Line: THAT WILL NOT COME AGAIN!
Subject(s): ROADS; PATHS; TRAILS;

When people say a witty thing,
I never have a comeback.
I'm silent as a calendar
Impaled upon a thumbtack.

But when the chance to speak is gone
And finished are the quips,
The answers that I think of then
Undoubtedly are pips.

Ah, me! The smart and funny cracks
On ice within my brain,
Awaiting opportunities
That will not come again!



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