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March 27, 2013

Happy Birthday Dorothea Lasky [by Anthony Madrid via facebook]

DOROTHEA LASKY (3/27)

SIGNING my name on the Dottie line?
—More a pleasure than a tasky.—
A very happy birthday to
Dorothea Lasky.

Count Dracula Jack-in-the-Box:
Turn the crank and he pops out his casky.
A very happy birthday to
Dorothea Lasky.

Catastrophe and disaster
Are eggs in her Easter* basky.
A very happy birthday to
Dorothea Lasky.

Comparing her books to all others,
Oh my goodness! it’s quite the constrasky.
A very happy birthday to
Dorothea Lasky.

☎

Oh, Dorothea Lasky!
Oh, give her a little hug!
Before we run out of gasky,
We gotta show her a little love—

And everyone’s joining in!
Bobby Fischer and Boris Spassky!
(We’re all) wishing a happy birthday to
Dorothea Lasky!

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*10 Easter] F; Passover Q

Posted by on March 27, 2013 at 02:32 PM in Birthday Poems |

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