Thursday, January 27, 2011

The Sex Life of Grapes

Perusing Tuesday’s New York Times,
Right in the Science section,
An article did catch my eye,
Engendering reflection.

It described how oenophiles
Would suffer the effects
Of lack of wine diversity
‘Cause grapes aren’t having sex!

The writer did explain, of course,
About combining genes;
Without it, reproducing’s gone –
For grapes, that’s what he means.

Though it seems rather silly,
I keep picturing a vine
With lots of pairs of grinding grapes
Each time I sip my wine.

‘Cause ever since that headline,
My mind’s trapped, with no escapes;
I close my eyes and laugh, ‘cause I see
Sexcapades of grapes!

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