A little Jack Vance...
With a nod of thanks to Christian Morgenstern's "The Pearl Hen"
The Twk-man counts; one, two, three, four.
What is he counting, this patient creature
beside the River Derna?
He counts with a covetous air
What to us - not him - seems paltry fare
his salt; it's exact measure
Picture taken from http://ellenmillion.com
The Twk-man counts; one, two, three, four.
What is he counting, this patient creature
beside the River Derna?
He counts with a covetous air
What to us - not him - seems paltry fare
his salt; it's exact measure
Picture taken from http://ellenmillion.com
posted by The Wise Old Turtle at 7:39 pm
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