Friday, September 26, 2008

Two more birthdays today!

Happy 120th birthday, T.S. Eliot, and 110th, George Gershwin.
One of these mornings
You're going to rise up singing,
Then you'll spread your wings
And you'll take to the sky.
Sweet Thames, run softly till I end my song,
Sweet Thames, run softly, for I speak not loud or long.

2 comments:

Delicious said...

This is fun:

I'll build a stairway to paradise
At the first turning of the second stair
With a new step every day
I turned and saw below
I'm going to get there at any price
The same shape twisted on the banister
Step aside, I'm on my way
Under the vapor in the fetid air
I've got the blues, and up above it's so fair
Struggling with the devil of the stairs who wears
Shoes, come on and carry me there
The deceitful face of hope and despair
I'll build a stairway to paradise
At the second turning of the second stair
With a new step every day.

beche-la-mer said...

I'm loving this! Everyone go look at the Delicious Pundit's blog for more T.S. Gershwin!