obama's victory

[Phillip Greenlief]

that's the best bit.

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On Nov 9, 2012, at 7:41 AM, jochen stremmel <jstremmel at gmail.com> wrote:

> But the rhyme "Moroni - phoney" has its merits, don't you think?
>
> 2012/11/9 Mark Kohut <markekohut at yahoo.com>:
>> For the rhythm, I think one should drop the "thes" before stairs and
>> cares...
>> Drop "It's ours for"....
>>
>> Drop the "Frankly"
>>
>> Drop the "but" or the "Great"
>>
>> From: jochen stremmel <jstremmel at gmail.com>
>> To: pynchon -l <pynchon-l at waste.org>
>> Sent: Friday, November 9, 2012 2:11 AM
>> Subject: obama's victory
>>
>> A poem sent to me by an eccentric observer from down under:
>>
>> TO THE MUSIC OF HANDEL
>>
>> 'Twas the night after Victory
>> and through the White House,
>> nought could be heard stirring,
>> not even a mouse -
>>
>> till the Dawn brings a fanfare
>> and clashing of cymbals,
>> like to throw the poor ecosphere
>> clean off its gimbals,
>> and a thunderous drum
>> to announce Kingdom Come:
>>
>> Obamas
>> in pyjamas
>> come dancing down the stairs -
>> Obamas in pyjamas
>> now free from all their cares!
>> "Allelujah! Allelujah!
>> It's ours for four more years!"
>>
>>
>> While in Boston sour Mitt,
>> said: "Frankly, I don't give a shit!
>> But I shall pray for our Great Land
>> under that black half-wit!
>> Yet I sure do regret all those billions of cash,
>> that inflated my air-ship - 'cause the mother's gone crash!
>> Sure, I put my whole faith in the Angel Moroni,
>> but there's this nagging doubt
>> (but don't noise it about!)
>> that the fucker's a phoney!"
>>
>> Obamas in pyjamas... (da capo ut supra)
>>
>>
>> Oh, our Great USA,
>> Mortgaged Home of the Free,
>> what a ruinous way
>> to buy back Liberty!
>> Allelujah! Allelujah!
>> What a crazy outlay
>> to recoup Liberty!
>> Al - le - lu - jah! (da capo ad infinitum)
>>
>> What do you think?
>>
>>