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<font face="Comic Sans MS">I was about to try my hand again
(wondering if it was not the end of the world Friday but the
Rapture and you'd been taken to a better place!). The last verse
and chorus put you firmly in the realms of filk. Thanks for
another fun, only-gazers-would-get-it romp through W</font>onderland!<br>
Karen Webb<br>
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On 12/24/2012 11:08 AM, <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:sgryc@comcast.net">sgryc@comcast.net</a> wrote:
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; "><span
class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">No, I
didn't forget. It's just that
inspiration was delayed a bit this year. Here's hoping
for a better<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; "><span
class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">new
year filled with joy from our strange and
wonderful obsession.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; "><o:p><span
class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; "><span
class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Season's
Greetings to All,<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; "><span
class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Steve
Gryc<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; "><o:p><span
class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; "><o:p><span
class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Arial; "><span
class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Colter’s
Hell</span></span></b><span style="font-family: Arial; "><span
class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; "><span
class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">(to
the tune of “Jingles Bells”)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; "><span
class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; "><span
class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">At
Gardiner we arrive<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; "><span
class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">In a
beat-up Chevrolet,<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; "><span
class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Through
the park we drive<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; "><span
class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Gazing
all the way.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; "><span
class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">We see
a boiling spring<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; "><span
class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Erupting
to great height,<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; "><span
class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">What
fun it is to ride and sing<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; "><span
class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">A
gazing song tonight.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; "><span
class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; "><span
class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Oh,
Colter’s Hell, sulphur smell,<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; "><span
class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Brimstone
all around.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; "><span
class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Oh
what fun it is to see<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; "><span
class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Mud
boiling in the ground.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; "><span
class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Travertine,
stinking steam,<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; "><span
class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Sinter
everywhere,<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; "><span
class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Sputs
and holes and fumeroles<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; "><span
class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">To
make us stop and stare.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; "><span
class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; "><span
class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">A day
or two ago<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; "><span
class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">I
thought I’d take a ride<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; "><span
class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">On out
to Iron Creek<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; "><span
class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Guidebook
at my side.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; "><span
class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">The
day was cold and dank<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; "><span
class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Misfortune
seemed my lot,<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; "><span
class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">But
right along the river bank<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; "><span
class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">The
Cliff Geyser upshot.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; "><span
class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; "><span
class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Oh,
Colter’s Hell, sulphur smell,<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; "><span
class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Brimstone
all around.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; "><span
class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Oh
what fun it is to see<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; "><span
class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Mud
boiling in the ground.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; "><span
class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Travertine,
stinking steam,<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; "><span
class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Sinter
everywhere,<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; "><span
class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Sputs
and holes and fumeroles<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; "><span
class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">To
make us stop and stare.</span></span></p>
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