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837	Straying slightly off the theme, Vidur <vidur_b@...> suggested this delightful poem about scientists: 'V.B. Nimble, V.B. Quick' V.B. Wigglesworth wakes...	Martin Julian DeMello mdemello@...	Jun 2, 2001 11:53 am
838	##### From: Suchitra Kumar Comment on: "Break, Break, Break", Alfred, Lord Tennyson Archived at: http://www.cs.rice.edu/~ssiyer/minstrels/poems/31.html Really...	Abraham Thomas thomas@...	Jun 3, 2001 5:58 am
839	"Mr Toad" The world has held great Heroes, As history-books have showed; But never a name to go down to fame Compared with that of Toad! The clever men at...	Abraham Thomas thomas@...	Jun 3, 2001 7:19 am
840	Minstrels FAQ Version 1.3 Created 09 Feb 2000 This version 01 June 2001: A15 updated. 1. Errm, what exactly is the Wondering Minstrels? The Wondering Minstrels...	Abraham Thomas thomas@...	Jun 3, 2001 7:24 am
841	Guest poem submitted by Vivian Eden, <vivian@...>, as part of the _poems by scientists about science_ theme: "In the Microscope" Here too are the...	Abraham Thomas thomas@...	Jun 4, 2001 12:48 am
842	Bending the theme rules again... 'A mosquito was heard to complain' A mosquito was heard to complain That a chemist had poisoned his brain The cause of his...	Martin Julian DeMello mdemello@...	Jun 4, 2001 7:50 am
843	Guest poem submitted by Rachel Granfield, <rachel@...>: "Haiku" Snowy morning-- one crow after another. -- Matsuo Basho Trans. Lucien Stryk. I have...	Abraham Thomas thomas@...	Jun 6, 2001 12:49 am
844	Guest poem sent in by Rob Bos <rbos@...> 'The Word of God' From desert cliff and mountaintop we trace the wide design, Strike-slip fault and...	Martin Julian DeMello mdemello@...	Jun 6, 2001 5:29 pm
845	Guest poem submitted by Vidur, <vidur_b@...>: "The Looking Glass" Getting a man to love you is easy Only be honest about your wants as Woman. Stand nude...	Abraham Thomas thomas@...	Jun 8, 2001 1:47 am
846	Winding up the theme... 'Rigid Body Sings' Gin a body meet a body Flyin' thro the air, Gin a body hit a body, Will it fly? And where? Ilka impact has its...	Martin Julian DeMello mdemello@...	Jun 8, 2001 2:29 pm
847	Guest poem sent in by Suresh Ramasubramanian <suresh@...> 'Nearer, my God, to Thee' Nearer, my God, to Thee, Nearer to Thee! E'en though it be a cross ...	Martin Julian DeMello mdemello@...	Jun 9, 2001 4:49 pm
848	Guest poem sent in by Jennie Godden <jennie_lucy@...> 'Working Girls' She said she came from Portland Where the ashen skies and leaden ocean Left her...	Martin Julian DeMello mdemello@...	Jun 10, 2001 7:28 pm
849	Guest poem submitted by Caroline Mann, <cemann@...>: "Not From The Stars Do I My Judgment Pluck (Sonnets XIV)" Not from the stars do I my judgment...	Abraham Thomas thomas@...	Jun 12, 2001 6:28 am
850	'Jim' There was a Boy whose name was Jim; His Friends were very good to him. They gave him Tea, and Cakes, and Jam, And slices of delicious Ham, And Chocolate...	Martin Julian DeMello mdemello@...	Jun 13, 2001 12:50 am
851	"Beatrix is Three" At the top of the stairs I as for her hand. O.K. She gives it to me. How her fist fits my palm, A bunch of consolation. We take our time ...	Abraham Thomas thomas@...	Jun 14, 2001 1:46 am
852	Guest poem submitted by Natalie Gray, <NGray@...>, in response to Hilaire Belloc's "Jim" (Minstrels poem #809): Your poem reminded me of one of my...	Abraham Thomas thomas@...	Jun 14, 2001 11:27 am
853	Guest poem submitted by Ravi Mundoli, <ravi_mundoli@...>: "Sex Without Love" How do they do it, the ones who make love without love? Beautiful as dancers, ...	Abraham Thomas thomas@...	Jun 15, 2001 3:19 pm
854	'Weathers' (I) This is the weather the cuckoo likes, And so do I; When showers betumble the chestnut spikes, And nestlings fly; And the little brown...	Martin Julian DeMello mdemello@...	Jun 16, 2001 10:42 pm
855	Guest poem submitted by Aseem Kaul, <dattadayadhvamdamyata@...>: "Parting at Morning" Round the cape of a sudden came the sea, And the sun look'd...	Abraham Thomas thomas@...	Jun 19, 2001 9:45 am
856	Guest poem submitted by <jl0582a@...>: "Mulch" There where the punk stump marks the end of our yard we've strung chickenwire around a six-by-six plot...	Abraham Thomas thomas@...	Jun 20, 2001 4:05 am
857	Guest poem submitted by Amulya Gopalakrishnan, <amulya_g@...>: "I'm Explaining a Few Things" You are going to ask: and where are the lilacs? and the...	Abraham Thomas thomas@...	Jun 20, 2001 4:21 pm
858	'Grown-up' Was it for this I uttered prayers, And sobbed and cursed and kicked the stairs, That now, domestic as a plate, I should retire at half-past eight? ...	Martin Julian DeMello mdemello@...	Jun 21, 2001 11:56 am
859	"Television" The most important thing we've learned, So far as children are concerned, Is never, NEVER, NEVER let Them near your television set -- Or better...	Abraham Thomas thomas@...	Jun 23, 2001 10:26 am
860	Guest poem submitted by Isil Cinar, <iisil@...>: "I am listening to Istanbul" I am listening to Istanbul, intent, my eyes closed; At first there blows...	Abraham Thomas thomas@...	Jun 25, 2001 12:19 am
861	Guest poem submitted by Gerry Rowe, <gerirowe@...>: "Love bade me welcome" Love bade me welcome, yet my soul drew back, Guilty of dust and sin. But...	Abraham Thomas thomas@...	Jun 26, 2001 2:02 am
862	'The Mill' The miller's wife had waited long, The tea was cold, the fire was dead; And there might yet be nothing wrong In how he went and what he said: "There...	Martin Julian DeMello mdemello@...	Jun 26, 2001 11:37 am
863	Guest poem submitted by Aamir Ansari, <aamir_ansari@...>: "I Want To Write" I want to write I want to write the songs of my people. I want to hear them...	Abraham Thomas thomas@...	Jun 28, 2001 2:25 am
864	'Astro-Gymnastics' Do-it-yourself grook Go on a starlit night, stand on your head, leave your feet dangling outwards into space, and let the starry firmament...	Martin Julian DeMello mdemello@...	Jun 29, 2001 9:08 am
865	Guest poem submitted by Alison Lang, <mind_the_bollocks@...>: "The Mysterious Naked Man" A mysterious naked man has been reported on Cranston Avenue....	Abraham Thomas thomas@...	Jun 30, 2001 5:16 am
866	"Now Sleeps the Crimson Petal, Now the White" Now sleeps the crimson petal, now the white; Nor waves the cypress in the palace walk; Nor winks the gold fin in...	Abraham Thomas thomas@...	Jul 1, 2001 4:53 am

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