Hartley's Hobby Barrel OrganThe Organ Grinder:
I was entertaining recently with one of my 'monkey' organs, when an observer commented that the winding of the handle on the organ looked like the turning of a roast on a barbecue, except that the 'organ made a much better sound'.
This later prompted me to write the following nonsense poem, 'The Organ Grinder':
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His first time at a barbecue,
The organ grinder watched in awe
As his neighbour turned the sizzling roast
Upon the spit
Above the glowing fire.
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His arm in rhythmic motion
Emulated the grinder's trade
Yet the only sound
Was a hiss and a crackle
From the cast-iron box he 'played'.
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The organ grinder, puzzled, watched
And finally exclaims,
"I don't know what you're playing,
But...
Your monkey's up in flames!"
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