i sing of Olaf glad and big

[mbarrick]

i sing of Olaf glad and big

-- e.e. cummings

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i sing of Olaf glad and big

whose warmest heart recoiled at war:

a conscientious object-or

his wellbelovéd colonel(trig

westpointer most succinctly bred)

took erring Olaf soon in hand;\240

but--though an host of overjoyed\240

noncoms(first knocking on the head\240

him)do through icy waters roll\240

that helplessness which others stroke

with brushes recently employed\240

anent this muddy toiletbowl,\240

while kindred intellects evoke\240

allegiance per blunt instruments--

Olaf(being to all intents

a corpse and wanting any rag\240

upon what God unto him gave)\240

responds,without getting annoyed\240

"I will not kiss your fucking flag"

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straightway the silver bird looked grave

(departing hurriedly to shave)

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but--though all kinds of officers\240

(a yearning nation's blueeyed pride)\240

their passive prey did kick and curse

until for wear their clarion

voices and boots were much the worse,\240

and egged the firstclassprivates on

his rectum wickedly to tease\240

by means of skilfully applied

bayonets roasted hot with heat--

Olaf(upon what were once knees)

does almost ceaselessly repeat

"there is some shit I will not eat"

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our president,being of which

assertions duly notified

threw the yellowsonofabitch

into a dungeon,where he died

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Christ(of His mercy infinite)

i pray to see;and Olaf,too

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preponderatingly because

unless statistics lie he was

more brave than me:more blond than you.

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Source: http://www.mbarrick.net/blog/131109/i-sing-olaf-glad-and-big