Lohja, Finland:

I
I first heard them in a German clock.
Imagine my surprise, glee and shock.
Cuckoos are a real bird.
Just this evening I heard,
They really exist yet do not flock.

II
This long drink is the Original.
This gin flavor is the typical.
There are other flavors
My taste does not waiver.
The grapefruit is the traditional.

III
The home cooked meal starts with a meat pie.
It’s not home cooked and don’t ask me why.
In the pie add nakki;
Mustard is sin-appi.
On this great Finn feast you can rely.

IV
The temp was cool in the Lohja mine.
Besides the quartz they still take out lime.
We’re 100 meters down,
Under the lake and town.
Miners are at 300 full-time.

V
This is a lesson on sandwich cake.
It is not the type you have to bake.
With two kinds of good bread,
Veg ‘n egg in a cheese spread.
It is easier than pie to make.

VI
Today we watched five games of frisbee.
It was on a beach near Helsinki.
The games are very fast.
They’re quick; they do not last.
For me it would be very risky.