tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29204932.post123456808952621881..comments2024-03-25T01:39:10.406-06:00Comments on Mysterious Musings: Happy Birthday to Rudyard and MeJulia Buckleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10270211923343731659noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29204932.post-62529960091412120682009-10-28T04:36:40.847-06:002009-10-28T04:36:40.847-06:00Merci.Merci.Cochonfuciushttp://lutecium.org/stp/cochonfuciusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29204932.post-90858257343591335832009-10-24T10:27:56.510-06:002009-10-24T10:27:56.510-06:00Wonderful! It has a different sort of haunting bea...Wonderful! It has a different sort of haunting beauty in French.Julia Buckleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10270211923343731659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29204932.post-56486646127848529532009-10-21T05:43:27.108-06:002009-10-21T05:43:27.108-06:00My French version (Oct. 13, 2009)
Après le funèb...My French version (Oct. 13, 2009)<br /><br /><br />Après le funèbre au-revoir,<br />Les vautours restent sur leur faim.<br />Les <a href="http://www.forum-metaphysique.com/approches-poetiques-f29/hyenes-de-kipling-t4121.htm" rel="nofollow">hyènes</a> sages, sur le soir,<br />Viennent s'occuper du défunt.<br /><br />Les faits de son heure dernière<br />N'ont pour elles aucune importance.<br />Leur museau pousse branches et pierres<br />Creusant toujours vers leur pitance.<br /><br />Ce qu'elles veulent, c'est manger,<br />Que du groupe la force augmente.<br />En cadavre est moins de danger<br />Qu'en la moindre chose vivante.<br /><br />(Cornes des boucs, dards des cloportes,<br />Même un enfant se bat parfois;<br />Un soldat, quand sa chair est morte,<br />Ne lève pas le petit doigt). <br /><br />Glapissements dans la poussière.<br />Leurs blanches canines saisissent<br />Le mort par l'habit militaire,<br />Hors de la fosse elles le hissent.<br /><br />Reparaît le pauvre visage<br />Un instant avant l'hallali.<br />Mais ne le voit nul personnage,<br />Seul Dieu et les démons salis <br /><br />Qui de vergogne ou d'âme n'ont<br />Et mangent de toute charogne.<br />Hyènes ne tachent point le nom<br />Du mort : c'est humaine besogne.Cochonfuciushttp://www.forum-metaphysique.com/profile.forum?mode=viewprofile&u=286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29204932.post-67121270365134274182006-12-30T22:35:00.000-07:002006-12-30T22:35:00.000-07:00They never used pacifiers, but they do both have o...They never used pacifiers, but they do both have oral fixations, so cigarettes would be perfect!Julia Buckleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10270211923343731659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29204932.post-62263072919582185582006-12-30T22:33:00.000-07:002006-12-30T22:33:00.000-07:00yeah, forget the pacifiers!yeah, forget the pacifiers!anne frasierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13044828332429421657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29204932.post-71271432479994991952006-12-30T21:52:00.000-07:002006-12-30T21:52:00.000-07:00Yeah, Anne--and they're about to be eaten by hyena...Yeah, Anne--and they're about to be eaten by hyenas! Why hasn't Hollywood picked up on this?<br /><br />Your photo makes me think I should have let my babies smoke. It's so darn cute.Julia Buckleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10270211923343731659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29204932.post-48897563753745841202006-12-30T21:49:00.000-07:002006-12-30T21:49:00.000-07:00happy birthday!
that cake looks delicious.
love...happy birthday! <br />that cake looks delicious. <br />loved the poem too. but then i would -- love me some corpses.anne frasierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13044828332429421657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29204932.post-40665915337590565782006-12-30T12:54:00.000-07:002006-12-30T12:54:00.000-07:00Hey, thanks, Unknown Kluggin. But that raises an ...Hey, thanks, Unknown Kluggin. But that raises an interesting question about how much I deserve.Julia Buckleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10270211923343731659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29204932.post-29113890414185723572006-12-30T10:25:00.000-07:002006-12-30T10:25:00.000-07:00Happy birthday to you, and may this new year give ...Happy birthday to you, and may this new year give you as much happiness and love as you deserve!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29204932.post-86356485740984821092006-12-29T21:32:00.000-07:002006-12-29T21:32:00.000-07:00Thanks! Would you like some virtual cake?Thanks! Would you like some virtual cake?Julia Buckleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10270211923343731659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29204932.post-14362913090450250842006-12-29T19:43:00.000-07:002006-12-29T19:43:00.000-07:00Yay! Happy Birthday!Yay! Happy Birthday!Bill Cameronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04796321136771189464noreply@blogger.com