Fish are belly up so is the burnt-out train.
In a few months
we may have a herd
of two-headed calves.
The Ohio is polluted they say.
Nevertheless here I am in my skiff
letting the current take me down to the Mississippi
or maybe just to Indiana for some lunch.
Not going to fish though.
I light a pipeful of 'Captain Black Regular'
let the smoke rise up
like a mushroom cloud
of love.
The smoke from
Gandalf's pipe
formed colored rings
which rested over
the wizard's head
making him look
like a true sorcerer
in the evening shadow
Yet the use of this weed
was no creation of wizards
It was actually
Tobold Hornblower
a renowned hobbit
who discovered
the weed
The hobbits of Bree
were the first
to put it in a pipe
The men of Gondor
esteemed the plant
for its marvelous fragrance
Oh yes,
and there was one medieval scholar
who was known
to enjoy a pipeful
along with his companions
and discuss tales and
legends
over a glass of ale
around a bright
fireside
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