There once was an upcoming actress
Whose voice tones resounded like cactus.
Her resonance so sour,
That after an hour,
Her voice coach abandoned her practice.

limerick by Steven B. Taylor (20 September 1997)
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Dog Day Afternoon

Humorous

Dog Day Afternoon

Opus 30

dog,
hog,
wog,
wallow!

fog,
dog,
log,
hollow!

crawl,
small,
call,

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Landon Bay

Nature

Updated January 21,2008
LANDON BAY

OPUS 41

The gentle breeze puts leaves to sway.
Light ripples caress the glassy sheen.
The red sloop is moored in Landon Bay
An idyllic setting, so serene.

Distant islands off the tree-lined point,
Covered with a haze of misty gray.
Somehow, time is out of joint,
Close to the town of Gananoque.

When gazing on this peaceful scene,
One wonders why this place is here,
Or if the presence of a single scream,

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The Sunshine Boys

Passages

The Sunshine Boys
' A Landlubber's Lament'

Opus 73

Oh, how he yearned for the sunshine boys.
And, the days he was young and free.
When he was captivated by the joy,
Of shipping off to sea.

The ocean's pull was the chance to see
Those things he never saw.
To be those things, he shouldn't be;
To laugh at the land and the law.

A carefree time, with the sunshine dwelt
On decks against the waves.
He stared into the face of hell,

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