Re: Fwd: www.killdevilhill.com Drake's Sonnet of The Day Thu Oct 9

Malcolm Lawrence (malcolm@wolfenet.com)
Thu, 09 Oct 1997 18:17:17 -0700 

Oh wait.....that Drake guy who wrote the thing only lived from 1969 - 1994?
Don't tell me, let me guess....suicide?

Malcolm Lawrence wrote:

> A little knowledge of pentameter can be a dangerous thing...especially in
> the hands of a youngster filled with enmity, stuck at that level of maturity
> where one can only destroy what others do, yet hasn't the guts to create
> something of their own that would reveal their command of the language,
> human nature, dignity and integrity.
>
> Jolly Roger needs to be sponsored by Clearasil, eh wot?
>
> Malcolm
>
> Matthew_Stevenson@baylor.edu wrote:
>
> > here's a little surprising crossover of my list subscriptions.  please
> > remember not to kill the messenger.--matt
> >
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>><<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
> > <<<<<<<<
> >
> > ccxxxiii.
> > So Holden called everyone a phony,
> > Don't you know JD's a millionaire,
> > Who rolled the Devil's dice to make us see,
> > A Catcher in the Rye when nothing's there.
> > No worse than you or me, talent divine,
> > Naive enough to believe in himself,
> > A naive genius that did define,
> > A brave new world not yet found on the shelf.
> > Now it's on the shelf, the world beats forward,
> > And Salinger is running from Holden,
> > Holden's grown horns and a tail, reaching toward,
> > The empty air within all rings golden.
> >       Catcher in the Rye's half a tragedy,
> >       JD Salinger's the greatest phony.
> >                 --By Drake Raft 1969-1994
> >
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