Poetry: Untitled #13, appropriately enough ...

[nebroadwe]

Happy Birthday, evil_little_dog! In honor of the day, Edward Elric and I present the following tanka:

"Just here for the food!"
Loitering beside the cake
As the candles burn,

He won't let you blow them out,
The youngest State -- Arsonist?

Ed claims there's an age joke in there, but I think he's just kidding himself ...

Many happy returns of the day!

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[nebroadwe.livejournal.com]

"Ahh, nothing like the classics!" enthuses the DJ as he adjusts his equipment. "Used that at a wedding just the other weekend. You never saw two more surprised moms walking down the aisle in your life."

[evil-little-dog.livejournal.com]

"Yeah, that's a lot more surprising than the usual procession march." I wait while the DJ sets up, wondering just what form the Unexpected Summons will take. Well, at least the music will be appropriate. I beam a bright, cheerful smile across the room at the various people watching me, hoping that animated effects work on real, live people, too, so I can skedaddle when the Summons takes effect.