An Embergan

theluzonianmseuf

September 8, 2020

There once was a man from Emberga

Whose money is at an omega

Yet he ordered canton

Then ate like a glutton

Broke but full, that man from Emberga.

Or

There was once an Embergan man

Whose wallet was thin, pale and wan

Yet he ordered canton

Then ate like a glutton

Now full and broke that Embergan.

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