WErik Satie said "The musician is perhaps the most modest of animals, but he is also the proudest. It is he who invented the sublime art of ruining poetry". Erik is perhaps wrong. Many poets have shown they had that art in spades, including Georgina Bailey Parrington:
AN ELEGY TO A DISSECTED PUPPY
Sweet Dog! now cold and stiff in death,
What cruel hand enticed thee here?
Did toothsome crust of juicy bone
Allure to stretch on thy bier?
... ruthless hands of alien race
Are opening up thy quiet breast,
With prying eyes they peer within,
Explore the contents of thy chest.
I will admit that I have greater access to atrocious verse since the not-wife gave me a copy of Very Bad Poetry by Katherine and Ross Petras. It is a must-have book!
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We will know who to blame next time then ;-)
Erik Satie is incorrect.
See: Cole Porter
Ah Ren I simply used it as a lead into the post!
Poor dog!
poor dog indeed Princess!
I knew it. I'll bet it was in the remainder section. However you are enjoying it so, perhaps not.
This is just too gross.
She got it to fuel my love of life's offal! Luckiluy a lot is already available online
Dissected puppy?
Aye a dissected puppy!
Many thanks, Jams, this "toothsome crust of juicy bone" will stay with me forever now.
Glad to be of service Snoopy!
I love Satie's work. I have several of his more famous pieces! They're just divine.
Agreed his work is sublime
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