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There was once a Roman called Pliny.
We’re talking of the Elder, not the
Mini.
He wrote on birds, bees, and blooms
Now that’s a work that cannot be
called skinny!
Oh, he was a man most astute and Prolific
but his death was quite pointless
and horrific -
in a bath he chose to stop
when Vesuvius blew its top
and the toxic fumes turned out too
soporific.
P is for Post : Now that's a word which has had its Paradigm shifted in the last few decades! Post was something I did to a letter when I was a child. I had several Pen Pals, and also regular friends who became Pen Pals because we moved around so much. I used to look forward to those letters, and also Parcels of goodies, mostly books, from grandParents and other relatives.
And thanks to technology and a different kind of Post I am still in touch with some of those friends, though we are separated by thousands of miles.
Posted for the A-Z Challenge 2016
So interesting how post has changed. Poor Pliny - Vesuvius didn't discriminate! :)
ReplyDeleteHappy Monday, Nila!
That hasn't changed. Nature doesn't. Earthquakes in poor nations and rich all over these past days.
DeleteHave a great P-day!
Perfect. Still chortling at Pliny the Mini.
ReplyDelete:) Mini's got left out, poor chap
Deletewonderful
ReplyDeleteThanks
DeleteI didn't know that was how Pliny met his doom. Interesting little tale. Your posts are so enjoyable.
ReplyDeleteSusan Says
Yeah, so not a good way to die!
DeleteMy kids find it amusing when I show them a letter box and tell them how we used to communicate once upon a time. They think it only makes sense to post a letter to Santa ços he is so far away. :D
ReplyDeleteI would have never looked up these characters if it was not for your theme. You make it so interesting!
Cheers,
Seena
#AtoZChallenge- P is for Photo-op
No-one would have the patience nowadays to use the post - three weeks for the word to reach is unthinkable now!
DeleteI would not have either! The A-Z makes me research things and read blogs that I would never do otherwise. That's why I am such a great fan of it :)
I love the Pliny poem :) It is amazing how post has changed so much over the last few decades.
ReplyDeleteTrue, I miss the earlier sense of post sometimes, but the current sense of post goes quite a way to compensate :) If it 'has' to be an either/or situation, then I am fine with the current meaning of post!
DeletePliny from Pompeii is a perfect subject for the *P* post. I too got a chuckle from Pliny the Mini :)
ReplyDelete:)
DeleteI can think of worse places in the bathroom to die.
ReplyDeleteThe Internet does keep us in touch with people all over the world.
Haha, too funny! Thank goodness for small mercies then...that Pliny died where he did and...ahem, not in the worst place. Would have made for a hilarious limerick though
DeletePliny the elder sat on the pot
But instead of a clear out what he got... :D
Hi Nila - I too hadn't realised that was how Pliny met his end ... but I absolutely agree with you re Posts - and looking things up, and blogging ... I've learnt so much ...
ReplyDeleteWonder letter P for this year's A-Z - a Plateau of a time .. cheers Hilary
'Plateau of Time' is positively poetic! I am totally borrowing that phrase sometime. Thanks Hilary!
DeleteI believe you used your poetic license quite well. Made a macabre ending tolerable. Good work.
ReplyDeleteP licence is my mainstay! :)
DeleteHe wrote on birds and bees? How'd he get them to stay still? :)
ReplyDeleteHahaha maybe he borrowed some advance fumes from Vesuvius and knocked them out?!
Deletethat's a lot of writing -not skinny indeed.
ReplyDeleteand yes - the post has changed and just as fun
Can think of some that have changed but not as much fun at all...posts done well for itself :)
DeleteThe bath! Oye vey :D
ReplyDeleteThe Birthday Girl At The Joyous Living
P is for primo
ReplyDeleteEnjoyed this thank you for sharing
Gee, never heard of this Pliny guy, sad he didn't have a safe bath! Yeah miss the good ol' post days, pre-amazon and all!
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