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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>(Reprinted from the book: “Deer
Aint Peggy: Letters of Advice and Life’s Observations from a 14-year-old
Basset Hound” with permission from the author)</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;font-weight:bold'>A
Valentine Poem, By Sherlock P. Blanchard</span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Roses iz
red,</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>And
cypress trees iz brown.</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>There ain’t
no better kisser,</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Than a
big Basset Hound.</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>If ah
could just be with you,</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>I would
hold you at bay,</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>And
lick your sweet face,</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>On this
here Valentine’s day.</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Oh, you
may think I’m teasin,</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Or exaggeratin
er lyin,</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>But ah
would battle a tiger,</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>To be
your valentine.</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Roses iz
red, </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Except sumtimes
they iz pink.</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>I’ll
be your valentine,</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Forever
ah think.</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>I know
you don’t mean it,</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>When
you call me knot head.</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>I know
you just love me,</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>But you
scold me instead.</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>See,
you ain’t no different,</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Than
most girls I’ve seen.</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>In
their hearts they really like me,</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>But to
be coy, they act mean.</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>They
are just tryin to git me,</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>To
notice them ah think.</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Like </span></font><font
color=black face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial;color:black'>Walker</span></font><font
color=black face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial;color:black'>’s new
girlfrend, </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Says
“Get away Sherlock! You stink!”</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Well ah
know girls feel lucky,</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>When time
with them ah spend.</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>But
it’s time to bring this here poem,</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>To a
self-assured end.</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Yes, roses
iz red,</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>And sumtimes
they iz yella.</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>But ah
shore am lucky,</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>To be
your special fella.</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><b><font size=4 color=black
face="Bradley Hand ITC"><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Bradley Hand ITC";
color:black;font-weight:bold'>Yore frend furrever,</span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:6.0pt'><b><font size=4 color=black
face="Bradley Hand ITC"><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Bradley Hand ITC";
color:black;font-weight:bold'> - Sherlock</span></font></b></p>
<p><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:black'> </span></font></p>
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