The Mayfly

The Mayfly ( Ephemera Danica )

A Parable

By "Cotswold Isis" in "Lyra Picatoria" 1895

I turned a stone o´er which the brooklet brawl´d
And from beneath a loathsome creature crawl´d
Half insect and half reptile. I , appall´d

Shrank lest the savage, six legged, wormy thing,
Should seize my heedless hand and on it cling,
And pierce it with some sharp, polluting sting.

"Thou hideous water-devil, hence!" I cried,
While ´neath a weed it seemed in shame to hide.
And to my ear of fancy, thus replied:-

"Ah scorn me not, nor judge by what you see;
Time, that works wonders, may do much for me,
And what I am, I may not always be!"

I lay me down upon the bank to view
The creeping horror closely, shape and hue,
The warm sun glancing the pure water thro´.

When, like Ithuriels´s spear, the potent ray,
Pierced the foul thing, which rose to air and day,
And bubbling, burst into a Beauteous fay.

One moment in the sun she fans her wings,
And smooths to roundness all their mazy rings,
Then native to the summer air she springs.

Beware, O beauty ! in the streamlet lies
A gay robed gallant with adoring eyes;
Meet not his kiss, for she he kisseth dies!

So, unbeheld, the antique Satyr hath
gazed thro´the boskage on the dainty path
Of Daphne, trembling to her morning bath.

Rising and falling o´er the waters clear,
She floats away in bliss; and on my ear
Her wise rebuke I seem again to hear----

"Ah scorn me not, nor judge by what you see;
Time, that works wonders, may do much for me,
And what I am, I may not always be!"

Ah ! we misjudge by seemings ! what may lie
Hid ´neath the wrappage loathsome to the eye,
He only knows who can the the heart descry !

Musing, I went upon my homeward way,
Conning that lesson from the fly of May
Which never form my heart shall pass away.

I hear it in the crowded city when
I meet the drunkard reeling form his den
Or pass the sinful midnight Magdalen.

And still it speaks beside the dying bed
Where some poor Christian lays his lowly head
In pain and poverty-- that voice which said--

"Ah scorn me not, nor judge by what you see;
Time, that works wonders, may do much for me,
And what I am, I may not always be!"

TL
MC

Mike wrote:
The Mayfly ( Ephemera Danica ) ...

Give it up you crazy whackjob and go crawl back into
the booby hatch from which you came.

--
Ken Fortenberry

On 10 Nov, 03:53, Ken Fortenberry
wrote:
Mike wrote:
The Mayfly ( Ephemera Danica ) ...

Give it up you crazy whackjob and go crawl back into
the booby hatch from which you came.

--
Ken Fortenberry

Boobies don´t hatch Kennyboy;

http://www.mike-connor.homepage.t-on...s/boobies.html

MC

Mike wrote:
Ken Fortenberry wrote:
Mike wrote:
The Mayfly ( Ephemera Danica ) ...
Give it up you crazy whackjob and go crawl back into
the booby hatch from which you came.
...
http://www.mike-connor.homepage.t-on...s/boobies.html

Yeah, links are about all you got Your Loony Mikeness, links
and foul-mouthed invective.

It's about time for you to disappear again.

Toodles.

--
Ken Fortenberry

On 10 Nov, 04:09, Ken Fortenberry
wrote:
Mike wrote:
Ken Fortenberry wrote:
Mike wrote:
The Mayfly ( Ephemera Danica ) ...
Give it up you crazy whackjob and go crawl back into
the booby hatch from which you came.
...
http://www.mike-connor.homepage.t-on...rns/Boobies/bo...

Yeah, links are about all you got Your Loony Mikeness, links
and foul-mouthed invective.

It's about time for you to disappear again.

Toodles.

--
Ken Fortenberry

Oh you wanted some foul mouthed invective Kennyboy? Don´t need a link
for that;

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"
You have two daughters, right ? A nice piece of 14 year old pussy, and
a sweet little 8 year old ****, as I recall. Thank your lucky stars
and
the accident of your skin color that you and the whore you married are
not at all concerned with the effects of subtle and pervasive racism.

**** you, Steve, and the horse you rode in on.

--
Ken Fortenberry


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QUOTE

Haven't you heard ? One reason Mike Connor is such an arrogant, full
of himself, ridiculous cartoon of a foppish homophobe is because he
was raped at a German train station by a vicious, neo-Nazi, pedophile,
promiscuous homosexual wielding an upside down fly rod. That much we
know as fact, the part about Connor requesting more of the same but
with a 14wt this time is rumor.

--
Ken Fortenberry

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Or maybe even;

QUOTE

MAC wrote:

It appears my current provider has once again received complaints about my
long "off topic" posts. Although some people enjoyed them, others found them
annoying.
...

Your European ISPs are hypersensitive these days because they've long
been lax and unprofessional regarding SPAM and now their chickens are
coming home to roost.

And pardon my saying so, and no offense intended, but you're more than
a little hypersensitive yourself. It takes a fairly thick skin to make
a habit of participating on ROFF an entertaining experience. I would
most humbly suggest you find a way to acquire one. You usually enjoy
participating here, and all but the most pathetic ****-weasels enjoy
your participation. So get a ****ing grip, wear a thicker skin and
****
the ****-weasels, whoever they happen to be.

--
Ken Fortenberry

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Tom Littleton
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All, It has been noted, by some who a regulars, and some who are
less frequent posters, that ROFF has gotten nearly painful to read of
late. Bitter exchanges, misinterpretations, off-hand insults and the
like are far too common, the latest example being Dave LaCourse's
"dialogue" with several folks. Perhaps it is, as suggested, the annual
"cabin fever". I think, in some cases, it goes deeper than that. Here
in the US, we are in the midst of a divisive election year. Further,
as noted in his own posts, David has some serious health worries. I
think such worries can, and do, color one's tolerance and manner of
dealing with others. About a year back, Mike Connor and I had a bitter
exchange, which upon reflection was probably made far more virulent by
the fact that both of us were in distress over the health of a loved
one. Not that such are excuses, but I am here to make a plea for
tolerance of others which seems to have evaporated from the posts of
some on here. As Wolfgang noted in another thread, this place has been
capable of spawning friendships, fishing partnerships and a special
kind of kinship among its participants over the past 10 years. I have
always enjoyed the intellectual debates and downright silliness that
occurs here, but as wayno noted, the tearing asunder of friendships is
painful to watch. I beg for sanity, and an attempt to understand the
feeling of others. Take the tongue-in-check stuff with a grain of
salt, understand the limitations of Usenet communication and try to
bring something to the table that is positive once in a while. I'll
probably get the predicatable amount of response along the lines of
"don't tell me what to do...",etc, but really couldn't care less. I am
not telling anyone what to do, just hoping that some can find it in
their souls to do the right thing, and act like
adults.
Tom
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From: (Tom Littleton)
Date: 06 Mar 2004 13:55:31 GMT
Local: Sat 6 Mar 2004 14:55
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All,
It has been noted, by some who a regulars, and some who are less
frequent
posters, that ROFF has gotten nearly painful to read of late. Bitter
exchanges,
misinterpretations, off-hand insults and the like are far too common,
the
latest example being Dave LaCourse's "dialogue" with several folks.
Perhaps it
is, as suggested, the annual "cabin fever". I think, in some cases, it
goes
deeper than that. Here in the US, we are in the midst of a divisive
election
year. Further, as noted in his own posts, David has some serious
health
worries. I think such worries can, and do, color one's tolerance and
manner of
dealing with others. About a year back, Mike Connor and I had a bitter
exchange, which upon reflection was probably made far more virulent by
the fact
that both of us were in distress over the health of a loved one. Not
that such
are excuses, but I am here to make a plea for tolerance of others
which seems
to have evaporated from the posts of some on here. As Wolfgang noted
in another
thread, this place has been capable of spawning friendships, fishing
partnerships and a special kind of kinship among its participants over
the past
10 years. I have always enjoyed the intellectual debates and downright
silliness that occurs here, but as wayno noted, the tearing asunder of
friendships is painful to watch. I beg for sanity, and an attempt to
understand
the feeling of others. Take the tongue-in-check stuff with a grain of
salt,
understand the limitations of Usenet communication and try to bring
something
to the table that is positive once in a while. I'll probably get the
predicatable amount of response along the lines of "don't tell me what
to
do...",etc, but really couldn't care less. I am not telling anyone
what to do,
just hoping that some can find it in their souls to do the right
thing, and act
like adults.

Tom
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Ken Fortenberry
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From: Ken Fortenberry
Date: Sat, 06 Mar 2004 14:02:21 GMT
Local: Sat 6 Mar 2004 15:02
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Tommy Littleton cued the sappy violin sound track and pleaded:

... Not that such
are excuses, but I am here to make a plea for tolerance of others which seems
to have evaporated from the posts of some on here. ...

**** that ****.

--
Ken Fortenberry

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