My mate Johnny M looked at my poem, and liked it so much that he offered to rewrite it in his own inimitable style. So here, everyone, for your delectation and delight, is JM’s version of my poem. I hope you enjoy it. Really…………??!!
A verse of whimsie, no relation I Unto the said Ken, Father-in-Law late Of this fair land; with crownèd head not known To this my historie, but future time A royal personage, King George V By name and title, royal blood once more Our land infests, but now in escort made With the said Ken, when side by side they strode Unto establishments of learning which Perforce were not identified as one But of a differential place for each To pay attendance and learn much thereby Of life’s learning, much practical labours Were taught and garnered for life’s length of days; The blacking of shoe leather, wetted much So that reflection of the astral rays Of solar energies bedazzling bright Would shine in splendour on earth’s many paths. And to the birde that quacketh day by day Its pangs of hunger thus to be assuaged Wheat grounded thus in due time to bring forth The loaf, softened by human oral bone In constant repetition to make light The bread, which from the human hand, floateth On broad aquatic haven, gobbled up By those same birdes, that noising would now cease. The two establishments of learning, though Of difference, taught both men of life’s knowledge The fruits of earth that of necessitie For human survival makes opulence And plucked for consumption, the humble sprout Is of necessitie a-peeled aright Wherefore the brown liquiditie of meat When ‘tis poured, must before upservèd be Removing thereby minute hillocks that To matriarchal chagrin would detract From smoothness and cause lofty complaint rife. The two establishments of learning, though Of difference, taught both men of life’s knowledge. A late lamented friend, veteran of Many an exploit in th’athletic field Bore testimony to the fact that he, Who bore the name of John, that he and all Past friendships of yore, similarly went Unto establishments of learning which Though different, were visited betwixt Them all in unity unshaken; bonds Of friendship which never can severed be. Good reader, verily saith I unto thee, No falsehood could depart my speech in which In truth I say to thee, ‘tis fact that is Most seemly whereby good folk were able And in the main, through realms most given to Possibilities endless, glorious Attend establishments of learning and Erudition, for their great good, and for Sound intellect and yet betwixt them all Upon the path of learning venture they As one, to partake of such privilege Together, may their joys unending be.
Dominus-Iesus-est 