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Good Doggerel

Originally Published: June 21, 2008

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Sacco and Vanzetti in handcuffs
I forget where online I found this, but I saved it in a computer file some months ago and only just came across it again. I suppose it wouldn't charm me so much if it weren't for who wrote it--it charms me and gives me a little twinge...
To babies we will their mothers’ love,
To youngsters we will the sun above.
To spooners who wont to tryst the night,
We give the moon and stars that shine so bright.
--Sacco and Vanzetti

Daisy Fried is the author of five books of poetry: My Destination (forthcoming 2026); The Year the City...

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