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I nearly missed this great poem. Such a great description of just how they must have felt and the disbelief.
posted by
Kabu
on September 3, 2015 at 8:08 AM
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Good poem Taps We all had chicken pox as kids and as you know the cunning little virus hides in a sleeve somewhere and then later in life if one becomes run down one gets shingles. I think that is accurate I have had most common childhood complaints and a few years ago even had glandular fever.
posted by
C_C_T
on September 2, 2015 at 10:12 AM
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Oh, the poor Royals... Nobody (in my experience) suffers more from
a lousy childhood illness or the flu than a big strong man.
posted by
Pat_B
on September 2, 2015 at 6:23 AM
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TAPS
A poem about chickenpox - remarkable! And so well done...The thing itself is a bit scary, of course! I too had never heard of aduls gettiing them. I can't remember whether I had the chickenpox or the measles when I was a kid - I just know it was either one or the other...But I took that vaccination against shingles, just in case...
posted by
Nautikos
on September 2, 2015 at 6:02 AM
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I have never met an adult who has come down with Chicken Pox, which you have described so well in your poem.
Last season, a bunch of NHL players came down with the Mumps.
posted by
FormerStudentIntern
on September 2, 2015 at 5:43 AM
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