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II. John B ROWN

I've been to Palestine.
What did you see in Palestine?
I saw the ark of Noah —
It was made of pitch and pine.
I saw old Father Noah
Asleep beneath his vine.
I saw Shem, Ham and Japhet
Standing in a line.
I saw the tower of Babel
In the gorgeous sunrise shine —
By a weeping willow tree
Beside the Dead Sea.

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Member poem of the day

My Basenji does not, of course, bark,
but she sings just as well as a lark.
   A coloratura
   who sang with bravura,
in the opera world, she left her “mark.”

Acclaimed for her excellent ear,
she sang twelve different operas a year.
   Her pitch was so sure
   and her tone was so pure
that her listeners, enthralled, would all cheer.

Her voice, loud and clear as a bell,
transf...

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