Sunday, March 2, 2014

WLEM AM

Where we feel your pain.



The very bird,
grown taller as he sings, steels
his form straight up. Though he is captive,
his mighty singing
says, satisfaction is a lowly
thing, how pure a thing is joy.

-Marianne Moore

15 comments:

Calypso Facto said...

I've always loved the raging feel of that song, despite the crappy lyrics.

deborah said...

Yes, he's actually like a caged wolf.

The Dude said...

Such a cheerful little ditty.

deborah said...

:(

Listen when you're in a bad mood and it will cheer you up :)

chickelit said...

That was a very parenthetical use of emoticons, deborah.

I approve.

chickelit said...

I don't think I would be so cruel as to give you the thumbs down.

deborah said...

Chick, let's refrain from casting judgements and recriminations at each other, or each other's songs. I admire you too much to endanger our friendship.

bagoh20 said...

You could not sing and play that without a beer both before and after with the buzz running right through it all.

I love it.

Dad Bones said...

I enjoyed the "Get out!" and the key toss. Real honest communication. My old hormones are too dormant to be stirred up by the song.

virgil xenophon said...

bags sets the tone, lol..

deborah said...

Bags nails it, also :)

bagoh20 said...

"I've lived in good climate, and it bores the hell out of me"

Then you aren't doing it right. It's just the stage - not the performance.

Patrick said...

My wife went to grade school and high school with the bass player for that band. He doesn't come to the reunions.

ricpic said...

Deb continues her assault on the great poets of 'Murica!

deborah said...

Don't fence me in, ricpic.