When I need a break from the strains of life around me, I normally retreat into some quite moments of cranial freedom. Many a times, such is the result. Here's one I want to share with all. Read on with humor and I hope you benefit from the therapeutic effect intended! BambaLaye. =========================================================================== THE FUNGUS AMONG US Destitute of the 'phyll for life Choice? Non-but a saprophyte Be you a single cell, Mycelium or A system of entangled hyphae Parasite! But what else be you? Spongy morbid granulations Live how else? A proud flesh of wounds Amongst your fellow thallophytes You are none but the sponge Sphongos be you do better absorb the plunge. The molds, the mildews, the rusts, the smuts Puff balls or toadstools Oh what a parasite! Only on animal flesh, where else to survive? Thee fungi no awe! You are low down there! "MAN MAA LEN JEPPI!" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html To contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to: [log in to unmask] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~