It’s still April, National Poetry Month, so I am compelled by the forces of nature and nature’s stewards, your neighborhood climatologists, to post a substantive poem for your cultural enrichment. What better choice could I make than an Edward Lear limerick.<\/p>\n
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There was an Old Person whose habits,
\nInduced him to feed upon rabbits;
\nWhen he’d eaten eighteen,
\nHe turned perfectly green,
\nUpon which he relinquished those habits.<\/p>\n
But wait! If you act now, you can get two limericks for the price of one.<\/p>\n
There was a Young Lady whose eyes,
\nWere unique as to colour and size;
\nWhen she opened them wide,
\nPeople all turned aside,
\nAnd started away in surprise.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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