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angevin2

[NPM] today's poem

Apr 28, 2009 15:28

Cologne
Samuel Taylor ColeridgeIn Köhln, a town of monks and bones ( Read more... )

national poetry month 2009, poetry, poetry: 19th century

Comments 5

writerwench April 28 2009, 21:51:01 UTC

I take it that young Samuel wasn't impressed with Cologne, then.

He did have a nice way with language.

tree_and_leaf April 28 2009, 23:20:53 UTC

Oh dear. Poor old Cologne. Though it probably deserved it, and continued to do so for some time (I know a protest song, written within living memory, about the Bestial Smell of parts of the Rhine....)

tree_and_leaf April 28 2009, 23:25:23 UTC

Of course you know the sequel:

ON MY JOYFUL DEPARTURE FROM THE SAME CITY.

As I am a rhymer,
And now at least a merry one,
Mr. Mum's Rudesheimer
And the church of St. Geryon
Are the two things alone
That deserve to be known
In the body and soul-stinking town of Cologne.

angevin2 April 29 2009, 03:42:25 UTC

I did not! Thanks for posting it. :D

tree_and_leaf April 29 2009, 07:26:40 UTC

*g* Happy to help!