Tuesday, April 1, 2014

An "It Is High" classic: "Goodbye Cruel World, It's Opening Day"



The gods place bets with loaded dice,
And all our earthly dreams betray,
But listen to one clown's advice,
Goodbye, cruel world; it’s opening day.

The politicians scrounge for power,
With consequences we shall pay.
But somewhere, it's our finest hour,
Goodbye, cruel world; it's opening day.

Our weary age is full of war,
The daily news brings dark dismay,
So surf the dreams worth living for,
Goodbye, cruel world; it’s opening day.


-- el duque, 2008 --

3 comments:

  1. Wonderful! Thank you so much. Loved the poem and the photo of the old Stadium brought back many memories.

    Let's Go Yankees!

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  2. Do you recall being that little boy once? Chevrolet recalls that Cobalt in the giant ad over little boys shoulder.

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  3. Remember what T. S. Eliot said about April in The Wasteland:

    http://www.bartleby.com/201/1.html

    Courage, Yankee fans!

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