i sing of Olaf glad and big <br />whose warmest heart recoiled at war: <br />a conscientious object-or <br /> <br />his wellbelovéd colonel (trig <br />westpointer most succinctly bred) <br />took erring Olaf soon in hand; <br />but-though an host of overjoyed <br />noncoms (first knocking on the head <br />him) do through icy waters roll <br />that helplessness which others stroke <br />with brushes recently employed <br />anent this muddy toiletbowl, <br />while kindred intellects evoke <br />allegiance per blunt instruments- <br />Olaf (being to all intents <br />a corpse and wanting any rag <br />upon what God unto him gave) <br />responds, without getting annoyed <br />"I will not kiss your fucking flag" <br /> <br />straightaway the silver bird looked grave <br />(departing hurriedly to shave) <br /> <br />but-though all kinds of officers <br />(a yearning nation's blueeyed pride) <br />their passive prey did kick and curse <br />until for wear their clarion <br />voices and boots were much the worse, <br />and egged the firstclassprivates on <br />his rectum wickedly to tease <br />by means of skillfully applied <br />bayonets roasted hot with heat- <br />Olaf (upon what were once knees) <br />does almost ceaselessly repeat <br />"there is some shit I will not eat" <br /> <br />our president,being of which <br />assertions duly notified <br />threw the yellowsonofabitch <br />into a dungeon,where he died <br /> <br />Christ (of His mercy infinite) <br />i pray to see;and Olaf,too <br /> <br />preponderatingly because <br />unless statistics lie he was <br />more brave than me:more blond than you<br /><br />Edward Estlin Cummings<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/i-sing-of-olaf-glad-and-big-3/
