snowfall

[jazzfish]

It's actually snowing. And it's been well below freezing for the past few days, and I've seen the weather map. This looks to be unpleasant. So, without further ado:

Ancient Music
by Ezra Pound, 1915

Winter is icumen in,
Lhude sing Goddamm,
Raineth drop and staineth slop,
And how the wind doth ramm!
            Sing: Goddamm.
Skiddeth bus and sloppeth us,
An ague hath my ham.
Freezeth river, turneth liver,
        Damm you; Sing: Goddamm.
Goddamm, Goddamm, 'tis why I am, Goddamm,
        So 'gainst the winter's balm.
Sing goddamm, damm, sing goddamm,
Sing goddamm, sing goddamm, DAMM.

(thanks to jude, both for finding last year and correcting this year)

Comments

you missed a bit..

[jude.livejournal.com]

..although i may have too. thought i fixed it, tho. :P
it's actually:
skiddeth bus and sloppeth us
an ague hath my ham.
freezeth river, turneth liver
damm you, sing: goddamm.

otherwise the meter just doesn't work. :P

Re: you missed a bit..

[jazzfish]

Fixed last night, but couldn't reply to the comment.

Yeah, my source (the first Google hit for "Winter is icumen in") was missing those two lines. Thanks muchly.