tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24379277.post6473524636072504232..comments2023-07-10T08:41:17.517-04:00Comments on ¡Que Linda!: A poem for youLindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16264899825590944696noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24379277.post-11175890535927478542006-11-29T17:27:00.000-05:002006-11-29T17:27:00.000-05:00you used aforementioned......awesome!you used aforementioned......awesome!Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16264899825590944696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24379277.post-50310639084527742002006-11-29T17:18:00.000-05:002006-11-29T17:18:00.000-05:00That is my new favourite poem, just edging out the...That is my new favourite poem, just edging out the aforementioned haiku.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24379277.post-14877829376817963532006-11-29T10:28:00.000-05:002006-11-29T10:28:00.000-05:00well - that is lovely, thank you for clearing that...well - that is lovely, thank you for clearing that up!Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16264899825590944696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24379277.post-14411621506905106782006-11-29T05:54:00.000-05:002006-11-29T05:54:00.000-05:00One of the earliest known clean versions of the Ma...One of the earliest known clean versions of the Man from Nantucket motif is this rendition from 1924:<br /><br />There once was a man from Nantucket <br />Who kept all his cash in a bucket. <br />But his daughter, named Nan, <br />Ran away with a man <br />And as for the bucket, Nantucket. <br /><br />Other sequels to this version go as follows:<br /><br />But he followed the pair to Pawtucket, <br />The man and the girl with the bucket; <br />And he said to the man, <br />He was welcome to Nan, <br />But as for the bucket, Pawtucket. <br /><br />Then the pair followed Pa to Manhasset, <br />Where he still held the cash as an asset, <br />But Nan and the man <br />Stole the money and ran, <br />And as for the bucket, Manhasset.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24379277.post-25644152086701442162006-11-28T22:43:00.000-05:002006-11-28T22:43:00.000-05:00nope - sorry, I've always wondered that myselfnope - sorry, I've always wondered that myselfLindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16264899825590944696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24379277.post-2588277970630096212006-11-28T20:15:00.000-05:002006-11-28T20:15:00.000-05:00That is the best poem I have ever heard. Better e...That is the best poem I have ever heard. Better even than the one about the man from Nantucket. Does anyone know any lines to that limerick, other than<br />"There once was a man from Nantucket"<br /><br />How does that poem end?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com