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Offline Dago

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« on: October 24, 2001, 07:14:00 PM »
THE WRATH OF THE AWAKENED SAXON

by Rudyard Kipling


It was not part of their blood,
It came to them very late,
With long arrears to make good,
When the Saxon began to hate,

They were not easily moved,
They were icy -- willing to wait
Till every count should be proved,
Ere the Saxon began to hate,

Their voices were even and low,
Their eyes were level and straight,
There was neither sign nor show
When the Saxon began to hate,

It was not preached to the crowd,
It was not taught by the state,
No man spoke it aloud
When the Saxon began to hate,

It was not suddenly bred,
It will not swiftly abate,
Through the chilled years ahead,
When Time shall count from the date
That the Saxon began to hate,
"Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, chocolate in one hand, martini in the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming "WOO HOO what a ride!"

Offline Zapata

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« Reply #1 on: October 24, 2001, 11:53:00 PM »
Great Stuff,

Ranks up there with Yeates' "An Irish Airman Forsees His Death" in my book of favorite poems.  FWIW Robert Frost's "Mending Wall" is a good read as well.  (Yeah I know he's advocating the opposite sentiment that "good fences make good neighbors", but I'm not trying to make my post political, just expressing appreciation for good poetry).  And no I'm not gay - not that there's anything wrong with that (ref. Seinfeld)...

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« Reply #2 on: October 25, 2001, 10:15:00 AM »
I thought its an interesting read right now.
dago
"Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, chocolate in one hand, martini in the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming "WOO HOO what a ride!"