The old, purported-to-be-cynical and politically incorrect version:
The Committee of 100
100 masters and none could agree
Which 15 of all were the best bonsai trees...
Highly exalted by any measure,
They might all indeed be "National Treasures"!
They hemmed, they hawed and even alluded;
They argued, debated and finally concluded:
"Minimal, maximal, beautiful or not;
At the end of the day, they're all plants in a pot."
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The new, more sensitive and politically correct version:
The Committee of 100
100 masters and none could agree
Which 15 of all were the best bonsai trees...
Highly exalted by any measure,
They might all indeed be "National Treasures"!
They hemmed, they hawed and even alluded;
They argued, debated and finally concluded:
"The minimal, the maximal, the beautiful and the...... remainder;
They're ALL 'artfully composed photosynthetic lifeforms' housed in...... containers."
- mgc -
(not to be confused with MSG, monosodium glutamate)