[Martin Rocek]

Well, I've had a grand time reading all these, but I have to wonder, have any
of you even read McGonagall? I mean, the stuff here isn't even close! Here is
my effort:

The Verrazano Narrows Bridge

Praise to the bridge of Verrazano,
protect it from seagulls and their guano.
It offers a view of the Statue of Liberty,
a finer sight I doubt you will ever see.
Its grey towers reach up to the sky
I cannot believe that they are so high
and if they do suffer from a little rust
the Port Authority will fix them soon, I trust.
It carries the wee cars and the mighty trucks
in a grand style ever so deluxe
from Brooklyn, so brazenly bold and violent,
to the lush verdant shores of Staten Island.
It has two roadways, one upper, one lower,
but I never know which one will be slower.
I'd like to take a picture, but I know that I can't
because it might help terrorists a bomb to plant.
So hail the mighty bridge named after Verrazano,
and if you don't think it is grand, I'll fight you mano-a-mano!