An English Adaptation of Mephistopheles' Song of the Flea From Faust
...There was a king once reigning
Who carried a great, big flea—
And far from him complaining,
The flea filled the king with glee!
For to him that flea was dearer
Than even his only son,
And to ma...
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Categories:
dmitri shostakovich, allegory, humorous, irony, political,
Form: Light Verse
Grand Pianos
...In that
place
which is North of normality
where
insanity's just a formality
I'm sat
listening to
Dmitri Shostakovich....
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Categories:
dmitri shostakovich, mental illness,
Form: Rhyme