The Rain, In Spain

Alright, I’m having a quite a time studying for my last midterm tomorrow, (history) so I’m back on the blog - memorizing a bunch of dry facts only interests me for so long. Plus I need to start packing for Paris! Even the thought is distracting…

A good friend from Chapman sent me a poem today because it reminded her of me. It really made me laugh so want to share it. Thanks Sydney, you’re a doll.

The Soul of Spain With McAlmon and Bird the Publishers

In the rain in the rain in the rain in the rain in Spain.

Does it rain in Spain?

Oh yes my dear on the contrary and there are no bull fights.

The dancers dance in long white pants

It isn't right to yence your aunts

Come Uncle, let's go home.

Home is where the heart is, home is where the fart is.

Come let us fart in the home.

There is no art in a fart.

Still a fart may not be artless.

Let us fart an artless fart in the home.

Democracy.

Democracy.

Bill says democracy must go.

Go democracy.

Go

Go

Go

Bill's father would never knowingly sit down at table with a Democrat.

Now Bill says democracy must go.

Go on democracy.

Democracy is the shit.

Relativity is the shit.

Dictators are the shit.

Menken is the shit.

Waldo Frank is the shit.

The Broom is the shit.

Dada is the shit.

Dempsey is the shit.

This is not a complete list.

They say Ezra is the shit.

But Ezra is nice.

Come let us build a monument to Ezra.

Good a very nice monument.

You did that nicely

Can you do another?

Let me try and do one.

Let us all try and do one.

Let the little girl over there on the corner try and do one.

Come on little girl.

Do one for Ezra.

Good.

You have all been successful children.

Now let us clean the mess up.

The Dial does a monument to Proust.

We have done a monument to Ezra.

A monument is a monument.

After all it is the spirit of the thing that counts.

-E. Hemingway

Other than the poem, I got nothin’. But DON’T WORRY, I will have lots more to share than a poem when I return from the City of Lights! Wish me luck.

Bonne nuit.