Melancholetta

"Bombastes Furioso". -
In vain we roared; in vain we tried
To rouse her into laughter:
Her pensive glances wandered wide
From orchestra to rafter-
"Tier upon tier!" she said, and sighed;
And silence followed after.

-- Lewis Carroll

The sweetest songs are those that telleth the saddest tales...

   You'll be greeted
by a nice cup of coffee
when you get to heaven
and strains of angelic harmony.

  But wouldn't you be devastated
if they only serve decaffeinated
while from the percolators of hell

  your soul was assaulted
by Satan's fresh espresso smell?

-- John Agard

1 Comments:

At 2:58 AM,  Jake said...

i apologise for the double posting.

 

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