Author: Mogens Larsen
Date: 01:40:54 05/05/00
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On May 05, 2000 at 04:13:35, Mark Ryan wrote: >"Simply Assisting God" >by Piet Hein > >"I am a humble artist, molding my earthly clod, >Adding my labour to nature's, simply assisting God; >Not that my toil is needed, yet somehow I understand >My Maker has willed it that I too should have > unmolded clay in my hand." > > >That grook is recited from memory after over 20 years. A long time ago, my >insightful sister gave me a book of grooks. She knew that I would like them >even though I had never heard of Piet Hein. Here is another one from memory, >though I do not recall the title: > >"My old clock used to tell the time, >And subdivide diurnity; >Now it's lost both hands and chime, >And only tells eternity." I'm glad that Piet Hein is known somewhere else than in Denmark. I'll try to see if I can find the one you mention as unknown. If I find the time that is. "Does time exist? I gravely doubt it. But gosh, what would we do without it?" >( But I do not know what a Moq is. ) Moq is just my nickname and since it rhymed... :o) Regards, Mogens
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