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Remains of the Republic
Jun 20, 2008
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Remains of the Republic | Friday Jun 20, 2008
After the Industrial Revolution, All Things Happen at Once
by Robert Bly
Now we enter a strange world, where the Hessian Christmas
Still goes on, and Washington has not reached the other shore;
The Whiskey Boys
Are gathering again on the meadows of Pennsylvania
And the Republic is still sailing on the open sea.
I saw a black angel in Washington dancing
On a barge, saying, Let us now divide kennel dogs
And hunting dogs; Henry Cabot Lodge, in New York,
Talking of sugar cane in Cuba; Ford,
In Detroit, drinking mother’s milk;
Henry Cabot Lodge, saying, “Remember the Maine!”
Ford, saying, “History is bunk!”
And Wilson saying, “What is good for General Motors ... ”
Who is it, singing? Don’t you hear singing?
It is the dead of Cripple Creek;
Coxey’s army
Like turkeys are singing from the tops of trees!
And the Whiskey Boys are drunk outside Philadelphia.
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Posted by sherri on June 20, 2008 at 08:25 PM PDT #
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Reminds me of the van they found in Lost, but wasn't that an old VW?
Kx
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