poem chacham <p>I wrote my car in Perl, my project for today, <br>I started with use gas, and proceeded on my way, <br>But a friend who's eco-friendly, and perhaps a bit eccentric, <br>Changed it to require, and Acme::clean::electric, <br>And that's when things got strange, and all about was hectic, <br>Though, searching through the code i was not able to detect it. <br> <br>I wrote my bed in Perl, to sleep upon my code, <br>I dreamt a fairy came, and turned me into a toad, <br>I hopped upon my pillow, bellowing, "oh gribbit!" <br>"If my princess frog arrives, the kiss, but who will give it?" <br>I woke up in a sweat, and after just a minute, <br>I fixed a nasty bug, and tons of others in it. <br> <br>I wrote my house in Perl, to save a bit of rent, <br>I still don't have the money, nor an idea where it went, <br>But on that fateful day, when my friend came and arrived, <br>He found so many bugs, we're amazed that i survived, <br>Well, there was a patch or two, without a thought contrived, <br>That worked in the short term, but was longevity deprived. <br> <br>And that's my life of code, which worked until a friend, <br>Or unconscious source, showed me what had to bend, <br>I might just try again, but plan before i do, <br>To use others' advice, (and check on CPAN too,) <br>For though it's great homemade, and i do adore home brew, <br>It usually is better, to sit and think things through.</p>