Johnny Podlair told dreamlike stories Before cheerful fishermen Harmonized by hot and cold swallows Nearby ember coal fires In our café, in the wee hours, And by summation; Johnny would say: "Myths mingle with reality, And truth's an angler's line and hook." Muse: "When you pursue advantage, Victories are sweet: but, If by such triumphs you've done Humankind disgrace; then, elsewhere, By such profits you'll weep, With the eternal instant's grief!" We'd put-on those valid mazes of "Wow and Vow!" As it helped Johnny to carry on, Even more, with preambles and punch lines: "A par, fishermen's salutations are," He'd say, "Amends for friends or foes admired."
