Long ago, with Fortran 77
using old unglamorous computer
I cut my programming teeth
totally unpretentious
but nicely real and free

In discovering Perl long after
I soared high, far and glad,
with scalars, arrays and hashes,
PDL and CPAN gave me fantasy
and serious wings to fly

I then left home
don't know exactly why
flirting with other languages,
only to come back, older and tired
to my and yours faithful Perl

In coming back to this realm
among penguins and camels
I finally find the peace and light
among you wise and gentle monks
in this one, that I can truly call
my natural and only home

In reply to Perl sweet Perl by hda

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