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From: rh@mit-eddie.UUCP (Randy Haskins)
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Subject: Shel Silverstein (rot13)
Message-ID: <1296@mit-eddie.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 16-Feb-84 11:12:56 EST
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Posted: Thu Feb 16 11:12:56 1984
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V pbcvrq guvf sebz gur Whyl '79 vffhr bs Cynlobl.  Vg'f ol
(lbh thrffrq vg) Fury Fvyirefgrva, n erny cbrg sbe bhe
gvzrf.  Vg'f fbeg bs shaal, ohg gura ntnva, vg'f abg....




                           GUR CRESRPG UVTU

                                  be

                      Gur Dhrfg bs Tvzzrfbzr Ebl

                                  ol

                           Fury Fvyirefgrva


Gurer bapr jnf n obl pnyyrq Tvzzrfbzr Ebl, ur jnf abguvat yvxr zr be lbh
'Pnhfr ynlvat onpx naq trggvat uvtu jnf nyy ur pnerq gb qb.
Nf n xvq, ur fng qbja va uvf pryyne, favssvat nvecynar tyhr.
Naq gura ur fzbxrq onananf -- juvpu jnf gura gur guvat gb qb.
Ur gevrq nfcveva naq Pbpn-Pbyn, oerngurq uryvhz ba gur fyl,
Naq uvf yvsr jnf whfg bar raqyrff frnepu gb svaq gung cresrpg uvtu.
Ohg tenff whfg znqr uvz jnag gb ynl onpx naq rng
	pubpbyngr-puvc cvmmn nyy avtug,
Naq gur terng guvatf ur jebgr juvyr ur jnf fgbarq ybbxrq yvxr fuvg va 
	gur zbeavat yvtug,
Naq fcrrq whfg znqr uvz enc nyy qnl, erqf whfg ynvq uvz onpx.
Naq Pbpnvar Ebfr jnf fjrrg gb uvf abfr, ohg ure cevpr arneyl oebxr uvf onpx.
Ur gevrq CPC naq GUP, ohg gurl qvqa'g dhvgr qb gur gevpx,
Naq cbccref arneyl oyrj uvf urneg naq zhfuebbzf znqr uvz fvpx.
Npvq znqr uvz frr gur yvtug, ohg ur arire erzrzorerq vg ybat,
Naq unfuvfu jnf whfg n yvggyr gbb jrnx, naq fznpx jnf n ybg gbb fgebat,
Naq Dhnnyhqrf znqr uvz fghzoyr, naq obbmr whfg znqr uvz pel,
Gvyy ur urneq bs n png anzrq Onon Sngf jub xarj bs gur cresrpg uvtu.

Abj, Onon Sngf jnf n urezvg png jub yvirq hc va Arcny, 
Uvtu ba n penttl zbhagnvagbc, hc n furre naq vpl jnyy.
"Ohg uryy," fnlf Ebl, "V'z n urnygul obl, naq V'yy penjy be pyvzo be syl.
Ohg V'yy svaq gung theh jub'yy tvir zr gur pyhr gb jung'f gur
	cresrpg uvtu."
Fb bhg naq bss tbrf Tvzzrfbzr Ebl gb gur ynaq gung xabjf ab gvzr,
Hc n genvy ab zna pbhyq pbadhre gb n pyvss ab zna pbhyq pyvzo.
Sbe sbhegrra lrnef ur gevrf gung pyvss, gura onpx qbja ntnva ur fyvqrf,
Gura fvg -- naq pevrf -- naq pyvzof ntnva, chefhvat gung cresrpg uvtu.
Ur'f tevaqvat uvf grrgu, ur'f pbhtuvat oybbq, ur'f npuvat naq
	funxvat naq jrnx,
Nf fgneivat naq fber naq oyrrqvat naq gber ur ernpurf gur zbhagnva crrx.
Naq uvf rlrf oyvax erq yvxr n fabj-oyvaq jbys naq ur faneyf gur
	faney bs n eng,
Nf gurer va cresrpg ercbfr naq jrnevat ab pybgurf -- fvgf gur
	tbqyvxr Onon Sngf.

"Jung'f unccravat, Sngf?" fnlf Ebl jvgu wbl.  "V pbzr gb fgngr zl ovm.
V urne lbh'er uvc gb gur cresrpg gevc.  Cyrnfr gryy zr jung vg vf.
Sbe lbh pna frr," fnlf Ebl gb ur, "gung V'z nobhg gb qvr,
Fb sbe zl ynfg evqr, Sngf, ubj pna V npuvrir gung cresrpg uvtu?"
"Jryy, qbt zl pngf," fnlf Onon Sngf, "urer'f bar zber oheag-bhg fbhy,
Jub'f ybbxvat sbe fbzr nypurzvfg gb ghea uvf gevc gb tbyq.
Ohg lbh jba'g svaq vg va ab qrnyre'f fgnfu, be ba ab qehttvfg'f furys.
Fba, vs lbh frrx gur cresrpg uvtu -- svaq vg va lbhefrys."

"Jul, lbh wvir zbgureshpxre," fpernzrq Tvzzrfbzr Ebl,
	"V'ir pyvzorq guebhtu enva naq fyrrg,
V'ir ybfg guerr svatref bss zl unaqf naq sbhe gbrf bss zl srrg
V'ir oenirq gur ynve bs gur cbyne orne naq gnfgrq gur znttbg'f xvff
Abj lbh gryy zr gur uvtu vf va zlfrys, jung xvaq bs fuvg vf guvf?
Zl rnef 'sber gur sebmr bss," fnlf Ebl, "unq urneq nyy xvaqf bs penc,
Ohg V qvqa'g pyvzo sbe sbhegrra lrnef gb yvfgra gb gung fbcubzber enc.
Naq V qvqa'g penjy hc urer gb urne gung gur uvtu vf ba gur angpu,
Fb lbh gryy zr jurer gur erny fghss vf be V'yy xvyy lbhe theh nff."

"BX, BX," fnlf Onon Sngf, "lbh'er sbepvat vg bhg bs zr
Gurer vf n ynaq orlbaq gur fha gung'f xabj nf Mnobyv,
N jergpurq ynaq bs fgbar naq fnaq jurer fanxrf naq ohmmneqf fpernz,
Naq va gung qrivy'f tneqra tebjf gur zlfgvp Gmh-Gmh gerr,
Naq rirel gra lrnef vg oybbzf bar sybjre nf juvgr nf gur Xrl Jrfg fxl,
Naq ur jub rngf bs gung Gmh-Gmh sybjre jvyy xabj gur cresrpg uvtu,
Sbe gur ehfu pbzrf ba yvxr n gvqny jnir naq vg uvgf yvxr gur oynmvat fha,
Naq gur uvtu, vg ynfgf n yvsrgvzr naq gur qbja qba'g rire pbzr.
Ohg gur Mnobyv ynaq vf ehyrq ol n tvnag jub fgnaqf gjryir phovgf uvtu.
Jvgu rlrf bs erq va uvf uhaqerq urnqf, ur jnvgf sbe cnffref-ol.
Naq lbh zhfg fynl gung erq-rlrq tvnag naq gura fjvz gur Evire bs Fyvzr
Jurer gur zhpbhf ornfgf, gurl jnvg gb srnfg ba gubfr jub wbhearl ol.
Naq vs lbh fheivir gur tvnag naq gur ornfgf naq fjvz gung fyvzl frn,
Gurer'f n oybbq-qevaxvat jvgpu jub funecraf ure grrgu nf fur thneqf
	gung Gmh-Gmh gerr."
"Gb uryy jvgu lbhe jvgpurf naq tvnagf," ynhtuf Ebl.  "Gb uryy jvgu
	gur ornfgf bs gur frn.
Nf ybat nf gur Gmh-Gmh sybjre oybbzf, fbzr ubcr fgvyy oybbzf sbe zr."
Naq jvgu grnef bs wbl va uvf fabj-oyvaq rlr, Ebl unaqf gur theh n svir,
Gura onpx qbja gur vpl zbhagnvaf ur penjyf, chefhvat gung cresrpg uvtu.

"Jryy, gung vf gung," fnlf Onon Sngf, fvggvat onpx qbja ba uvf fgbar,
Snpvat nabgure gubhfnaq lrnef bs gnyxvat gb Tbq nybar.
"Vg frrzf, Ybeq," fnlf Sngf, "vg'f nyy gur fnzr, byq zra be oevtug-rlrq lbhgu,
Vg'f nyjnlf rnfvre gb fryy gurz fbzr fuvg guna vg vf gb tvir gurz gur gehgu."

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