John P. Dyson

Subject: Re: gry; Ri: gry

  • Thanks to Phalbe —Nina, too—
  • “gry” is now confirmed for you.
  • The only trouble I can see
  • is when we look in OED,
  • we cannot see if gry is “gree”
  • or gry is “grie” like lemon pie.
  • I’d hate to say that piggy gried
  • and have it be confused with “cried.”
  • But just as bad is piggy gried:
  • it sounds too much like piggy greed.
  • If I mention piggy’s side
  • or piggy sighed or piggicide,
  • I think we all will be agreed
  • that I'm not saying piggy seed.
  • And if my Spotted Poland’s pied,
  • you know I don’t mean piggy peed.
  • So what are we to do with “gry?”
  • Will you claim “grie?”
  • Will you swear “gree?”
  • When I say “hi” will you say “he?”
  • If I am shy will you be she?
  • No matter how hard we all try,
  • we’re still left mighty high and dry
  • (or is that meaty he and dree
  • up Noah Webster’s blasted tree?)
  • with this confounded, wretched gry.
  • I’m off; I've other fish to free.

Subject: Mexican Fire-Breathing Pigs: OK, OK already!
or
Ramon the Napalm Jamon

  • A Mexican swineherd named Lucho
  • took a fatal, last puff on his pucho.
  • Woe! the butt arched away
  • toward the lolly where lay
  • his prize hog, Ramon, snoring mucho.
  •  
  • Fine frijoles filled dreams of Ramon,
  • as he slept gorging habas alone.
  • But the fancied legumes
  • provoked all–too–real fumes…
  • Now Ramon's a self–basting jamon.
All poems © John P. Dyson.
Used with permission.
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