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epigrams

Kantan Chamorrita - by Non-Scottish anonymous

{ Poem }

Courting
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/ I’m not fishing for small fish
/ I’m casting my net for you
/ When I whistle three times
/ Throw your net and run.
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/ Mimicry/Courting
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/ I would…

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