Here's not Paul Atreides
nor not Warren Beattys,
Elizabeth Cadys
nor do, dare, dedis...
"In eighty days, Adie turns eighty":
six words which must, someday, prove true.*
six words which must, someday, prove true.*
(And, in some way or t'other, young Adie's big brother
Sebastian must turn eighty-two.)
Sebastian must turn eighty-two.)
** That day will be May 26th in the year 2083.
Mark your calendars.
But must they, too, migrate to Haiti,
a decision said sibs view as weighty...?
Must Adie get wedded to Katie,
an attractive and talented lady...
Must Adie get wedded to Katie,
an attractive and talented lady...
...whose mummy and dad are Kuwaiti...?
Must Seb bed a woman call'd Zadie
Must Seb bed a woman call'd Zadie
from the Philippine Island of Leyte*
who'd bear him a scion dubb'd Brady...?
who'd bear him a scion dubb'd Brady...?
Must Adie 'n' Kate beget Grady 'n' Nate,
conjoin'd twins, in a nascency shady...?
I can't ensure those outcomes, matey,
since by then I'll've said "When." (As will you.)
* Pronounced by some (Latinex...?) as
/Lay tay/ but here enunciated to rhyme with
Zadie (a perfectly acceptable -- if perhaps
overly venerable -- pronunciation).
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