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_I Have a Happy Peppermint
device : free verse
define : a candy flavored with the pungent oils derived from or in imitation of the leaves of the Mentha piperita flower
describe : i have a happy peppermint - read on

I Have a Happy Peppermint
by gadiv

I have a happy peppermint
It is mine
I own it
I do not have to pay rent
On my happy peppermint.

You man not have my happy peppermint
You see
I said it was mine
And I meant it
It was my money that I spent
To get my happy peppermint
The peppermint is mine as
I have clearly stated, so do not
Touch him.
The peppermint is mine and
It is happy
And I will cut you if you lick it.

The peppermint is round and red and
White and it is
Approximately 6.5 millimeters thick
And it is roughly the diameter of a quarter
You see my happy peppermint
Is still in its wrapping
It is safe inside its wrapping
From the moisture in the air
That could make it melty and
Nasty.

I have a happy peppermint
It is mine
I own it
I do not pay rent
On my happy peppermint

My happy peppermint
Sits upon the ... oh heck, I forget what that thing is called. It's like a table but it's

on the wall, sort of like a shelf, but it isn't a shelf. Doesn't matter, that's where
it is. If you know what it's called, let me know. I think it starts with an "M."

Originally published in the Bon Homme Richard during April of 2002.

(...no, for real, this was published.)

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