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Open Poetry #42

A TOURIST TAKES A BATH

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0 posted 2008-02-18 03:36 PM

A TOURIST TAKES A BATH

the tub
so vast
and deep
that arms
float
but not as well
as the steam
that fogs
the mirror
and window
so that
an oldest son
cannot be seen
pimping
for his sister
while their father
bathes
in smoke
as he irrigates
the distant hills
with fire

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Robert E. Jordan
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1 posted 2008-02-18 03:55 PM

Shirtless,

Interesting take on an old Tom Lear song. That old "Boy Scout Marching Song". I remember it form sixth grade.

Bobby

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2 posted 2008-02-18 03:58 PM

Who is Tom Lear?

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Robert E. Jordan
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3 posted 2008-02-18 04:42 PM

Shirtless,

I’m sorry, I misspelled his name. It’s Tom Lehrer. Here is the webpage to some of his lyrics.

http://www.casualhacker.net/tom.lehrer/revisited-frames.html

The “Boy Scout Marching Song” is really titled “Be Prepared”.

It’s been a while.

Bobby

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4 posted 2008-02-18 05:06 PM

I enjoyed the short, pithy image-inducing lines. Well done.

Nan (Pilgrim variety)

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