Sanyas with Joyce [satirical rubai]

He practiced tapasya   while reading Ulysses
remarked the Sanyasin   "It's no book for sissies!
Each page is a pain   like a nail in my bed --
a pain that's more pleasing   than cuddles & kissies!"


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