Poetry on the occasion of bombs in Central London

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http://www.livejournal.com/community/london_hurts/5484.html

O thingummy! Thy wat'ry waters weep,
But London's mumble mumble shall not sleep:
The dum-de-dum-de ravens hold their fort,
And Londoners will mumble what they ought.

Stop not the clocks, Big Ben blah blah my heart;
From London shall foul wassname ne'er me part.
The war de-dum-de-dum already won:
And, what is more, you'll be a man, my son!

-- j4

Through blitz and bombs we did prevail,
We carried on by road and rail,
We soldiered on and in we mucked,
But if it snows, we're truly fucked.

-- mark13

But lo betwixt maida vale and that,
From the downing street erm moggy cat
To the very heights of that there gherkin,
Via mrs wavers' dusty merkin,

We perched astride the Thames' sweeping brow -
We who live here shall not - no - be cowed;
Not while the salty earth is our sweet mother,
And there's still an outside chance of some vigorous shagging on Big Brother.

-- joekylie

O London with your famous dreaming spires*
How long until the Daily Mail inquires
How bombs on bus and railway stations (3)
Affect the value of our property
________________
*subs pls check: it is London with the "dreaming spires", isn't it?

-- hollowfulofhat

Comments

[zotz]

Brilliant stuff. Fantastic.

[nisaba.livejournal.com]

I thought it was Oxford, but "Bravo!" nonetheless.

[zotz]

Yes, it is. Intentional, I think, going by the original comment.

[purplerabbits.livejournal.com]

*sobs with laughter*, am now almost inspired to do an Edinburgh based tribute, except that would mean would mean riffing on Rabbie Burns, up to which I am not, sadly...

[zotz]

Wee, sleekit, coo'erin' Charlie Clark . . .

[starfyrephoenix.livejournal.com]

heheheh I like that. It made me smile :D

[boyofbadgers.livejournal.com]

I actually slapped my thigh, I was laughing so hard.