7/19/03
THE GREAT POTATO
.
Once upon a time
In a land far, far away
There was a certain potato
Who isn't there today
.
There was something different about him
He wasn't quite the same
For this potato was special
You see, he had a name
.
But even greater were his gifts
Of speech and understanding
He was at and celebrated
The first lunar landing
.
But the other potatoes were jealous
Or maybe just afraid
They didn't understand him
Or to whom it was he prayed
.
The chief potato ran him out
Of his sleepy little town
To a pit in a great hill
Where he was laid down
.
Killed for his gifts
He took the blame
Encouraging others
To do the same
.
The Great Potato died that day
The Great Potato cried that day
And history was made