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Sunday service
at the Bingoleum
Deuces were wild
on the linoleum
Preacher looked pasty
but Carlota was hasty
She was fast,
first and last,
Abused and used
One look
was all it took
Used Carlota exclaimed
"Don't steal my playbook"
That's her hook
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© JACK McCARTHY ©
© PAUL OLIVERIO ©
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Did you physically sit down with Mr. McCarthy
ReplyDeleteto write this sonnet?
NO
DeleteTwo hours ago, the word Bingoleum
fell out of the sky and landed inside my head
Then I needed a woman's name and remembered
a song he wrote many years ago
entitled USED CARLOTA
One hour ago, he texted approval
of this page,telling me that
"Whenever I go out,
I will first look up at the sky"
Is there anywhere I can hear
Deletethe original Used Carlota?
Unfortunately there isn't
Deletebut that thing called Time
does change things
But not always.
DeleteBingo
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