(sung to 'i don't know why she swallowed a fly')
I knew a young potter who designed a mosaic
he rolled the clay
to make the slab
to mark the area
to cut the tiles
to dry and
fire the pieces
to under glaze them
to glaze the bits
to final fire them
to reassemble them
to apply gold luster (12% gold)
to glue them down
to grout the paver
to clean it up
i don't know why he didn't cut them all out...
.... perhaps he'll die.
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Abbots of the Ford: I have much to discuss.
hope there's piktures!
and all through th pit
Not a player was betting
Not even a chip
The dealers stood waiting
with boredom all 'round
In hopes that a high-roller
would soon sit down
The house chips were sitting
all snug in their racks
with visions of buy-ins
for red, greens and blacks.
The lights on tht tops
of the new dollar slots
gave the lustre of riches
to all the have-nots
The boss in his bow tie
The waitress with swill
Had all settled in
for a long night of nil
... work inb progress,...