the rodent

[constantine]

they called him rat
but rodent was his name
he carried the plague on his back
across asia and europe too
settled in norway
changed his eating habits
dined with king oscar
and queen what's her name
in the ice palace of oslo
such cheese!
they don't have cheese like that
in mongolia, or even in cathay
the khan was lactose intolerant
milk meant nothing to one such as he
and so the rodent moved to the westside
where dairy products proliferate freely
where cheese is respected - even admired
by both human and rodent alike
thus sprach zarathustra
who welcomed his furry friend
and set a plate of cheese before him
in healthy portions, so that
none should leave the cheese fest hungry
and return home unsatisfied, to grumble
about the stingy, grasping ways
of this host of which we boast
according to our civic and religious precepts

[dadio]

Fine poem & theme.

[constantine]

where? you're nuttier than i am!

[the mingo]

hey Terry where do you get off callin' Dino's shit a poem ? It's not anything like that. It's Dino's shit and it's good shit. I like it. Ya hear that everybody ?
I LIKE DINO'S SHIT !
AND IT DON'T HAVE NOTHIN' IN COMMON WITH "POETRY" , IN FACT IT PUTS THE LIE TO "POETIC TRUTH" WHEREVER IT MAY LURK ! AND WE NEED MORE OF IT.

so c'mere Terry and stand still a moment so's i can bitch slap ya inta next Tuesday.
every poet needs a good bitch slappin inta next tuesday on a regular basis.
Keeps us all honest.

Hell yeah, Mongolia !

[SadLuckDame]

Weirdos

[the mingo]

... might as well have a little fun along the way

Hell yeah, Mongolia !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[constantine]

mongolia or bust - in khan we trust!

[Kailashana]

Say......................................................Cheese!

~A

p.s. Every poet has the right to get cheesy on occasion.

[the mingo]

Ya crackin' me up, Dino -

in khan we trust

too much jus' too much - full torpedos ahead ! damn the speed !
Pluribus e num num u4-ever !
and damn dear my frankly give I a my don't !

Khan today - Khan tomorrow - Khan forever !
or, as Capt. James T. Quirk once screamed IN RAGE
KHAAANNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN !!!!!!

Mongolia across my windsheild
Mongolia in my rear view
O say can you see ?
Mongolia!

[the mingo]

~A...did you say cheese? O i love cheese but not the mild kind. That shit is worse than 2% milk. What a waste! No, my cheese got to have some tang to it , know what i mean? Some sharp edge - even the kind that bites you back. Got to live large when it comes to cheese. When Napoleon was coming back from one of his conquests he wrote Josephine and said "Don't bathe, I'll be home in a week." That's how I like my cheese. Every cheese I meet I say, "Don't bathe, I'll be home in a week" - down with mild forever and go Mongolia!

[SadLuckDame]

Tink ***

[Arcadia]

tofu? (I don´t like it!)

[the mingo]

I don't like tofu either - it's the texture of the stuff - i can feel a gag comin' on just talkin' 'bout it.

[creativesoul]

rodents? mmmm smells like a rat

[the mingo]

O hell yeah i just love it when we all just bust a thread in the mornin' !
you guys got mileage !
Rock that wounded eagle all the way to the coast !
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