JUNEREVELS
"June revels...?" yells Verne.
"J'aime tell'ment la Lune...
...nor do none more bright burn
than moons loomin' in June."
From the Earth to the Moon
1865
Poet Poe pens nonsense verse. "Plus...phun," puns Uly, "I disburse." Its gamut runs from spam to worse. The po'sy posted...? Poe's diverse -- most, postcards from his universe, replies to grudges he must nurse. My summary...? Let me be terse: a mitzva, mostly. (Not a curse.)
Monday, July 22, 2024
The Managram In The Moon: #2 Cyrano
CYRANODEBERGERAC
ECCEYERAGRANDORB
"Ecce! Yer a grand orb!"
So swears sword whiz Cyrano.
(Who croons to moons
must join the loons
and off to Bedlam go.)
Comical History of the States
and Empires of the Moon
1657
Cyrano travels to the Moon using
rockets propelled by firecrackers.
The Managram In The Moon: #1 Lucian
LUCIANOFSAMOSATA
ISAFATMOONCASUAL
"Is a fat Moon casual...?"
asks Samosata's Lucian.
(Who asks so twee
asks Samosata's Lucian.
(Who asks so twee
we'll ne'er let flee
his mental institution.)
his mental institution.)
A True Story
2nd century A.D.
The boat carrying Lucian and his
crew of 50 is swept up by a giant tidal
cyclone and carried to the Moon.
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Composed and illustrated in 2019, each verse of poetaster Ulysses ("Uly") Poe's illuminated nonsense lyric "What A's ...
