Glorious Land

[Thomas Beshear]

A lot of fine lyrics on that new CD -- she clearly read a lot of WW I poets.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "rich" <richard.romeo at gmail.com>
To: <pynchon-l at waste.org>
Sent: Monday, February 28, 2011 2:16 PM
Subject: Glorious Land


> words that I wish I had written
> 
> The Glorious Land"
> 
> How is our glorious country ploughed?
> Not by iron ploughs
> Our lands is ploughed by tanks and feet,
> Feet
> Marching
> 
> Oh, America
> Oh, England
> How is our glorious country sown?
> Not with wheat and corn.
> How is our glorious land bestowed?
> 
> What is the glorious fruit of our land?
> Its fruit is deformed children.
> What is the glorious fruit of our land?
> Its fruit is orphaned children.
> 
> PJ Harvey