Really. True story - I grew up a few miles from Harvard Square (he was actually at MIT)
and his second daughter was a classmate. The Samuelson's hosted an "after graduation"
party.

My favorite work of poetry is "The Cremation of Sam McGee." In an odd coincidence, it
was also my mother's favorite and we had both memorized it, unknown to the other. Many
years later we found ourselves quoting verses back and forth.

http://www.wordfocus.com/wordactcremation.html

"Kelton Joyner" wrote in message
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Robert Service?

Jeff Morris wrote:

I spent the night of my high school graduation passed out under Samuelson's coffee
table.
Does that count?


"anonymous" wrote in message
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On Fri, 3 Oct 2003 09:40:41 -0700, "Jack Rye"
.# said:


Would you like to try for someting I
haven't read?

Samuelson, perhaps?

Jeff Morris wrote:
My favorite work of poetry is "The Cremation of Sam McGee." In an odd coincidence, it
was also my mother's favorite and we had both memorized it, unknown to the other. Many
years later we found ourselves quoting verses back and forth.

Also my favorite. I memorized it for a speech contest when I was in the
6th grade...and can still quote about 6 of the 16 verses.

Peggie
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Peggie Hall
Specializing in marine sanitation since 1987
Author "Get Rid of Boat Odors - A Guide To Marine Sanitation Systems and
Other Sources of Aggravation and Odor"
http://www.seaworthy.com/html/get_ri...oat_odors.html

Then I made a hike, for I didn't like
to hear him sizzle so;

krj

Peggie Hall wrote:

Jeff Morris wrote:

My favorite work of poetry is "The Cremation of Sam McGee." In an
odd coincidence, it
was also my mother's favorite and we had both memorized it, unknown to
the other. Many
years later we found ourselves quoting verses back and forth.


Also my favorite. I memorized it for a speech contest when I was in the
6th grade...and can still quote about 6 of the 16 verses.

Peggie
----------
Peggie Hall
Specializing in marine sanitation since 1987
Author "Get Rid of Boat Odors - A Guide To Marine Sanitation Systems and
Other Sources of Aggravation and Odor"
http://www.seaworthy.com/html/get_ri...oat_odors.html

Kelton Joyner wrote:
Then I made a hike, for I didn't like
to hear him sizzle so;

I do not know how long in the snow I wrestled with grisly fear...
But the stars came out and they danced about ere again I ventured near.
I was sick with dread, but I bravely said, "I’ll just take a peep inside....
I guess he’s cooked, and it’s time I looked”--then the door I opened wide.

And there sat Sam, looking cool and calm, in the heart of the furnace
roar...
And he wore a smile you could see a mile, and he said: “Please close
that door.
It’s fine in here, but I greatly fear you’ll let in the cold and storm—
Since I left Plumtree, down in Tennessee, it’s the first time I’ve been
warm!"

There are strange things done in the midnight sun...

And then there's:

A bunch of the boys were whooping it up in the Malamute Saloon....


Not all of Service's poetry was macho tales of the Yukon. He wrote some
very tender ones...the one that sticks in my mind is called "My
Madonna." I can't remember a complete line of it, only that it's in
sharp contrast to what we've quoted above.

Peggie
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Peggie Hall
Specializing in marine sanitation since 1987
Author "Get Rid of Boat Odors - A Guide To Marine Sanitation Systems and
Other Sources of Aggravation and Odor"
http://www.seaworthy.com/html/get_ri...oat_odors.html