From eb130659779322436739636ea88e9f9308593438 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ken Haase Date: Fri, 3 May 2019 14:20:12 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Dover poem by Ken Haase. Published with permission from author. --- doc/humor/dover.poem | 41 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 41 insertions(+) create mode 100644 doc/humor/dover.poem diff --git a/doc/humor/dover.poem b/doc/humor/dover.poem new file mode 100644 index 00000000..9e62cb0d --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/humor/dover.poem @@ -0,0 +1,41 @@ +Dover, oh Dover, arisen from dead. +Dover, oh Dover, awoken from bed. +Dover, oh Dover, welcome back to the Lab. +Dover, oh Dover, we've missed your clean hand... + +And now your toner's toney, +And your paper near pure white, +The smudges on your soul are gone +And your output's clean as light.. + +We've labored with your father, +The venerable XGP, +But his slow artistic hand, +Lacks your clean velocity. + +Theses and papers +And code in a queue +Dover, oh Dover, +We've been waiting for you. + +Disk blocks aplenty +Await your laser drawn lines, +Your intricate fonts, +Your pictures and signs. + +Your amputative absence +Has made the Ten dumb, +Without you, Dover, +We're system untounged- + +DRAW Plots and TEXage +Have been biding their time, +With LISP code and programs, +And this crufty rhyme. + +Dover, oh Dover, +We welcome you back, +Though still you may jam, +You're on the right track. + +-KWH 6/14/81 \ No newline at end of file