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Friday, October 21, 2016

SCHOOLYARD RETORT WITH 14 LETTERS:

a found poem by Dale Wisely




i

Putin would rather have
a puppet as president. 

No puppet, no puppet.

And it's pretty clear --

You're the puppet.
It's pretty clear you won't admit —

No, you're the puppet.

ii

For the clue schoolyard retort
you can find ten possible solutions. 


Schoolyard retort with 4 letters
Schoolyard retort with 5 letters
Schoolyard retort with 6 letters


Sources: Transcript of 3rd Clinton-Trump debate; Crossword Solutions Dictionary.


Dale Wisely edits Right Hand Pointing, One Sentence Poems, and White Knuckle Chapbooks.