[Geysers] Geyser Carols 2005

[Janet Chapple]

I love your reservoirs of hydrothermal verse! Oh, to have such a 
creative mind----

Janet Chapple
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On Dec 10, 2005, at 4:26 PM, sgryc at comcast.net wrote:

> Dear Gazers,
>
> Last December the Sput published the complete canon of Geyser Carols, 
> or so I thought. It seemed to me then that the well had run dry.  
> Imagine my surprise when a temblor of inspiration struck suddenly a 
> couple of weeks ago, unsealing vast untapped reservoirs of 
> hydrothermal verse.  One carol gushed forth, then another, and ideas 
> for still more came pouring out.  And you, fellow gazers, are the 
> beneficiaries of my latest eruptive activity.  Look
> I even came up with two verses for “O Lone Pine Geyser”!
>
> Best Holiday Wishes,
> Steve Gryc
>
> O Lone Pine Geyser
> (to the tune of “O Christmas Tree”)
>
> O Lone Pine Geyser at West Thumb,
> How lovely is thy setting,
> Where eager gazers are struck dumb
> To see your graceful jetting.
>
> We walk up for a closer look,
> But then park rangers throw the book.
> O Lone Pine Geyser at West Thumb,
> It’s just so darn upsetting.
>
> O Lone Pine Geyser on the shore,
> Your rare displays are stunning.
> Your tall eruptions we adore;
> They cause us to come running.
>
> We rush in for a nearer view,
> Then hear some ranger shout “HEY, YOU!”
> O Lone Pine Geyser on the shore,
> Our wallets you keep dunning.
>
>
> The Tourist’s Carol
> (to the tune of “O Come, All Ye Faithful”)
>
> How come dumb Old Faithful
> doesn’t go so high now?
> And why must we wait so long
> for it to erupt?
> Back in the old days,
> you could set your watch by it.
>
> How come they can’t predict it?
> How come they haven’t fixed it?
> How come we don’t just nix it
> and go get some lunch?
>
>
>
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