On Sat, 2 Mar 2002, Dan Harrison wrote: > Having inspired a fellow Paddlewiser to poetry, I guess I shouldn't > complain. But a LIMERICK??? Given the Greek origins of baklava, I > would have hoped for something a little more, well, epic: > <epic snipped> Wow. > Now THAT'S poetry. Apologies to Homer. Sounds a lot like Mick Dundee "That's not poetry. THIS is poetry." :) One takes one's muse where one finds her. Yours is Greek, mine is Irish/English. Steve > > baklava is the original Power Bar. > > Whenever someone helpfully > > points out that there's stuff in my beard, my practiced reply is, "I > > know, I'm just saving it for later." It might even survive a quick > > roll. > > A hirsute old paddler just cheered, > "It has come to pass as I feared. > Two guillemots and then > Some ducks and marsh hen > Nosh the baklava in my beard." *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Sun Mar 03 2002 - 08:24:54 PST
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