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Ozark member Reged: 12/14/05 Posts: 4012 Loc: out in the woods Re: Poems, Palindromes, Pasquinades and Pastiche       07/04/08 06:51 PM Edit   Reply   Quote   Quick Reply   I like the WWI "Yanks" a lot. I've got a friend who wants this one read at his funeral. The Little Red God Here's a little red song to the god of guts, Who dwells in palaces, brothels, huts; The Little Red God with the craw of grit; The god who never learned how to quit; He is neither a fool with a frozen smile, Or a sad old toad in a cask of bile; He can dance with a shoe-nail in his heel And never a sign of his pain reveal; He can hold a mob with an empty gun And turn a tragedy into fun; Kill a man in a flash, a breath, Or snatch a friend from the claws of death; Swallow the pill of sure defeat And plan attack in his slow retreat; Spin the wheel till the numbers dance And bite his thumb at the god of Chance; Drink straight water with whisky-soaks, Or call for liquor with temperance folks; Tearless stand at the graven stone, Yet weep in the silence of night, alone; Worship a sweet, white virgin's glove, Or teach a courtesan how to love; Dare the dullness of fireside bliss, Or stake his soul for a wanton's kiss; Blind his soul to a woman's eyes When she says she loves and he knows she lies; Shovel dung in the city mart To earn a crust for his chosen art; Build where the builders all have failed, And sail the seas that no man has sailed; Run a tunnel or dam a stream, Or damn the men who finance the dream; Tell a pal what his work is worth, Though he lose his last, best friend on earth; Lend the critical monkey-elf A razor - hoping he'll kill himself; Wear the garments he likes to wear, Never dreaming that people stare; Go to church if his conscience wills, Or find his own - in the far, blue hills. He is kind and gentle, or harsh and gruff; He is tender as love - or he's rawhide tough; A rough-necked rider in spurs and chaps, Or well-groomed son of the town - perhaps; And this is the Little Red God of which I sing, Who cares not a wallop for anything That walks or gallops, that crawls or struts, No matter how clothed - if it hasn't got guts. Post Extras

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