Two poets, Longfellow and Nash, were at the gates of heaven, and
St. Peter told them there was only room for one poet in heaven
at this time. In order to decide who was to enter, each of the
poets had to write a poem ending with the word (or syllables, as
it turns out) Timbuktu and must mention the sea.
Longfellow:
I see the sea, I see the shore,
I hear the mighty ocean roar.
Tall sailing ships 'gainst sky of blue.
Their destination: Timbuktu.
(OK, so Longfellow is a little weak in geography)
Nash:
Tim and me, to sea we went,
Spied three women in a tent.
Since they were three, and we but two,
I bucked one, and Tim bucked two.
