Originally. Who’s excited by an old, bored king? Nodding by an old, boring fire, near some old dull hills, Wife equally old, governing a bunch of — love you guys, but ingrates — Who like to sleep, and overstock their larders, and hear no stories. Cow-counters.
danny this is legit beautiful; if "birthday party" is a thing i ever get to have again, the theme of the next one will be" old as hell and free of everything"
Tennyson's "Ulysses": I Hate My Living, Useful Son
danny this is legit beautiful; if "birthday party" is a thing i ever get to have again, the theme of the next one will be" old as hell and free of everything"
"Cow-counters" by itself cracked me up, and I don't know why except that it's brilliant.
I could only love this more if somehow a reference to the final episode of "Frasier" were included.
"At any rate: I’m off, fuckos!"
To repeat what everyone else is saying, this is a really really good poem all on its own.
Wow, this is gorgeous! “I’m as much Troy as not; as much here as not; as much them as you” is really powerful.