Musings on South America

Just a bit of fun

 

Musings on South America    -    John L. Berry

 

There was an old man of the sonnet,

 The grey matter under his bonnet

Was addled 'tis true,

 But I can assure you

His scansion was great! Count upon it.

 

Said friend, “Where would you like to go?

Write about a place that you don’t know.”

He wrote of a filly

He’d ridden in Chile

When visiting Valparaiso.

 

She said “That’s no good ‘cos you’ve been.

You must write about what you ain’t seen.”

So he wrote about Incas

And Pizzaro’s stinkers

Stealing gold for Spain’s greedy old queen.

 

Macchu Picchu the Don never reached,

Its mighty walls never were breached.

‘Twas up high in the mountains,

Irrigated by fountains,

Where loudly the giant condor screeched.

 

“I cannot walk up there” he said

“By the time I got up, I’d be dead

In a permanent shroud

Of impervious cloud,

So I’ll ‘hitch’ with a condor instead.

Author's Note

Enjoy or destroy, 'tis but fun, It couldnt offend a nun, But, please my friends, scan it, Ban it and pan it, If you wish, but tell me when you're done.

Reviews

[Fabian G. Franklin]

i thought it most obscene
of the greedy spanish queen
while yet she was even old
to be so consumed by gold
and macchu picchu on the hill
whose remnants there are standing still
whose fault the fall not known before
it now turns out to be a condor!..........................Amazing fun!

[Wondering Mind]

I can't see why one would want to destroy a touch of humor. Edward Lear comes to mind , even though you've avoided any "obscene" verses.

[bluessadmood]

that was nice ..loved the nice little journey with all the fun all the way..enjoyable write

[R J Askew]

I enjoyed it as I needed a laugh on a cold Saturday afternoon when my car battery has just let me down. I like the way you sustain the humour and esp like the last verse...a ride with a condor wld be most useful right now.