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Great Books of the Western World
in Humboldt County, California
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The Redwood Couch Orchids
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Know Thy Shelf!
We celebrated our fifth anniversary with a very classic brunch at the Crosswinds Restaurant in Arcata, California on November 15, 1998. Since the Muse whispered in my ear the night before, I felt forced to inflict the following limericks on my companions, who had the good humor to bear with me. What they said about it after we left is unknown.
All those classics the hoi polloi fears
we have conquered without shedding tears.
Half a decade we mark
and we don't plan to park.
On we go for another five years.
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All those classics the hoi polloi fears
we have battled for more than five years.
We have flown oh so high
with wax wings to the sky...
We're so clever we're flooded with tears.
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When we loudly proclaim our five years
we must guard not to reach the sun's ears.
Though we've risen quite high
we could easily die
if the wax of our voice gets too near.
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"To thine own shelf be true"
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"Couch Orchids" coined by John Peterson
All else Copyright ©1998 Lance Hardie
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