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Igor's inspiration (Free verse) by zzinnia66 I saw the song of sunlight
in an open-throated lily
six-stepped through and through
by black-banded _Bombi_
who harvested as was their right
and flew despite whatâs true.
Up the ladder:
While cleaning the aviary
Down the ladder:
Murder means oil for Bush's coffer
Votes: (green: user, blue: anonymous)
Arithmetic Mean: 6.6
Posted: July 14, 2003 10:56 AM PDT; Last modified: July 14, 2003 10:56 AM PDTWeighted score: 5.8 Overall Rank: 1696 Comments:
Hey Z! Glad you're ok! Did you see yourself when you wrote this? You should have. Sorry to hear Africa wasn't quite. But you went! Kudos! Now why this isn't getting better scores is beyond me. Even without the helicopter info, it's all there. Gotta run. Kisses! kisses!
I have to say, without the background info I was a bit baffled, but the last line rocks - a reference to their seemingly impossible flight?
Pure but the title reminds me of Draculas insect eating slave.
How was Afrique?
Quite the looking glass.
i tried the "eat me" first, and this was what came out.
i've since moved on to the "drink me" portion of our evening, and so i will post this: http://www.ginbender.com/Vol1No3pg01.htm 240 view(s)
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la la la! :)
does six-stepped mean something?
ooh. What's a Bombi? (I read that as Bambi at least 7 times. it now makes less sense but in a clearer way (I couldn't figure out where a deer was coming from).
la la la. :)
Folklore is that Igor Sikorsky was inspired to invent the helicopter by watching a bumble bee (_Bombus americanus_, plural, _Bombi_). For the longest time, it was thought to be scientifically impossible for bumblebees to fly, given their mass and energy consumption. It's all about the lift, really.
Again, perplexingly obscure reference, for the literati and the geeks here on the ranker. And, of course, for the gardeners cum entymologists among us.