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I'm ythinking I can't remember the poem by Randall Jarrell "the bear" or something like that, incredible poem.

"It was wrong to do this," said the angel.
"You should live like a flower,
Holding malice like a puppy,
Waging war like a lambkin."

"Not so," quoth the man
Who had no fear of spirits;
"It is only wrong for angels
Who can live like the flowers,
Holding malice like the puppies,
Waging war like the lambkins."

Stephen Maria Crane

http://emperoroficecreamcakes.blogspot.com/2007/05/total-chaos-forevermonth-stephen-crane.html
My link takes to a web site that bizarrely illustrates poems.

I looked it up edgarblythe and according to this site the phrase is Jamaican
http://www.ddg.com/LIS/InfoDesignF97/malyce/phrases.htm

"Who colt de game" - "it implies that someone made a wrong move, deliberately, to change the outcome of the plan......"

Thanks. I was seriously wanting to know.

Regarding the poetry writing, letty, I work on a form of poetry daily, and regularly post it as Unpublished Song Lyrics on a thread I started. I am at the midway point with a new one titled, Scars, tentatively.
I was tempted to post what I have, but decided it was premature.

Ah, yes, dys. You mean The Russian Bear who defeated Napoleon by retreating and leaving his army to freeze and starve, right.

1812 overture in a minute, cowboy.

Indeed, y'all, thanks to TTH for the definition. Yep, someone made a wrong move at Babylon.

That Stephen M. Crane poem reminded me of this one, Texas.

Stephen Crane - In the desert

In the desert
I saw a creature, naked, bestial,
Who, squatting upon the ground,
Held his heart in his hands,
And ate of it.
I said: "Is it good, friend?"
"It is bitter - bitter," he answered;
"But I like it
Because it is bitter,
And because it is my heart."

When you get your "Scars" polished, edgar, we would love to see/hear it on WA2K radio.

Two songs, y'all. One for dys and the other about Babylon

If I failed to acknowledge any contribution, it's because I was a mite concerned about the water spouts in Ormond by the Sea last evening, and didn't sleep much

First, a dedication to dys.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkS9THHjp38&feature=related

Now, a song about Babylon.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kj3QDOdHxbA

To this very day, I do NOT understand T.S. Eliot's The Wasteland.

I never heard of David Gray, but he's actually pretty good.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9Ht1q9psfY
Here is the tragic life of the author of the song in my youtube link.

William Edward John, better known by the stage name Little Willie John (November 15, 1937 " May 26, 1968) was an American R&B singer of the 1950s and early 1960s, best known for his hits "All Around the World" (1955) and the much-covered "Fever" (1956), a tune copied by Peggy Lee and made famous in 1958.[1]


[edit] History
He was born William Edward John in Cullendale, Arkansas but his family moved to Detroit, Michigan when he was four. This led to a recording contract with King Records and a string of R&B hits beginning with the soulful "All around the World" (1955) and including "I'm Shakin'" by Rudy Toombs,[2] "Suffering With The Blues", "Need Your Love So Bad", "Sleep" (1960) (Pop #13). His biggest hit "Fever" (1956) (Pop #24) was even more famously covered by Peggy Lee in 1958. Another song, "Talk To Me" recorded in 1958, reached #5 in the R&B chart and #20 in the pop chart. A few years later it was a hit once again by Sunny And The Sunglows. In all, John made the Billboard Top 100 a total of 14 times. A cover version of "I Need Your Love So Bad" by the original Fleetwood Mac group was also a big hit in Europe.

In 1966, John was convicted of manslaughter and sent to Washington State Prison for a fatal knifing incident following a show in Seattle. He appealed against his conviction and was released while the case was reconsidered, during which time he recorded what was intended to be his comeback album, but due to contractual wrangles, and the failure of his appeal, it was not released until 2008 (as Nineteen Sixty Six).[3] Little Willie John died in 1968 at Washington State Penitentiary in Walla Walla, Washington. The official cause of death is listed as a heart attack, though some report he died of pneumonia or asphyxiation.[citation needed]

Little Willie John was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGD4VfWtwWM
Now, here is the original Fever, by Little Willie John

Good Lord, edgar. How very tragic. We may never know the real story behind Little Willie John's conviction or his death.

He was fantastic singing Fever. Thanks for the info and the song, buddy.

Ah, today is Walter Brennan's birthday, so here is a tribute to him, y'all.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBaLgwnyysI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDYsw4t2rAI
I love Walter Brennan.

new to me, I love it.

Ah, dys. I'm glad that you liked your dedication. No wonder the Swingle Singers make fun of them Russians. They're French.

I enjoyed Old Rivers, edgar. In thinking about water and searching for a song to match the rivers, I came across this one. It's different, folks.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MflzesOUvfk&feature=related

one of my all time favs Mississippi Fred McDowel;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9TyzAAwJnIw

Bruce and Fred music was very good.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyHulWOZBpk
Saying good night with this film clip of Jimmy Rodgers

hey miss letty, I found another cornbread recipe...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOx2DRuKMDU&feature=related

(this one's german)

Good morning, WA2K folks.

dys and edgar, thanks so much for the old blues songs. Loved em both, guys.

Rock, German cornbread? Loved it, Kansas and thanks.

Two songs for this morning, y'all. First a cabbage song from the Smothers Bros. and then a tribute to my very favorite star, Kevin Spacey.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Kj_ZoQZUps

Happy Birthday, Kevin

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Is7fE636qCg&feature=related

Morning Ms Letty,it's also Dame Helen Mirren's birthday,64 today....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vO4gCjfhSpc
BTW,sound probs fixed!

Hey, Brit, welcome back. Ah, there is nothing like a dame, and Helen did a great job in Elizabeth II. Glad you have the sound back, buddy, and thanks for the tribute to her majesty.

Hmmm. more synchronicity, folks, cause it just happens that today is Roger Taylor's birthday, and he happens to be a member of Queen.

One from them, y'all.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JszN7h84TXs&feature=related

I enjoyed the Smothers team and Kevin Spacey tribute.

And that song by Queen is the only one they do that I truly enjoy.