FINLAND LIMERICK

A hardcore Metal drummer from Finland
refused to be without his sticks in hand,
but then the poor slob
couldn’t work a doorknob,
missed gigs, & got kicked out of the band.

DAILY PHOTO: Waterfront

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DAILY PHOTO: Ambiguous Hour, Laajalahti

Is it sunset? Sunrise? Both? Neither? It was like this for an hour or so when I was in Finland during the Summer. Never getting fully dark.

DAILY PHOTO: Midsummer Midnight in Finland

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Helsinki Limerick

There was a cafe owner from Helsinki
whose coffee shop was often called "dinky."
"You must pack them in --
the fat and the thin --
to save on heating, not to be kinky."

DAILY PHOTO: Suomenlinna Fort on a Beautiful Day

Taken in the Summer of 2011 at Suomenlinna in Finland

DAILY PHOTO: Inside Uspenski Cathedral, Helsinki

Taken in the summer of 2011 in Helsinki

DAILY PHOTO: Kansallismuseo Spire, Helsinki

Taken in the Summer of 2011 in Helsinki

Nordic Summer [Kyōka]

nordic summer.
the wee hours look like either
sunrise or sunset
is upon us, and
either way, it's true

Helsinki Limerick

There was a fussy man from Helsinki
who loved his town wasn't dirty or stinky,
but covered in snow 
and twenty below
the place is pristine, but also quite inky.