Saturday, June 23, 2012

732. From dreidel to grave

A Jewish musician named Birge
Appears to be right on the verge
Of leaving this life
And all of its strife --
Start rehearsing the funeral dirge.


My title has two puns.  First, a child's Chanukah toy -- 'dreidel' -- to replace cradle.  Next, 'grave' as an adjective means solemn or serious, like a dirge.

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