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Brave New World, narrated by Aldous Huxley

This recording is only thematically related to this post,
but we thought you might like it, anyway.     Side 1     Side 2

 
 

The Brave New World Cantata

One cubic centimeter cures ten gloomy sentiments.
Was and will
Make me ill
I take a gram and only am
A gram is better than a damn
A gram in time saves nine.

—words by Aldous Huxley, arrangement by Frederik Pohl

 

(Actually, it’s meant to be sung as a round, but I’m not real sure it can be.)

Posted on June 16, 2010 at 12:30 am under Miscellaneous, Personal.
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exclamation point

A while ago, I gave some early examples of my poetic period (which, roughly, lasted from age 14 to age 19, with a few later relapses). One was a sort of puzzle, entitled “!” which went like this:

                      !

                 ,   ,   &
                ! my frand
                ;  $
                - - . . . . . . . 

Some of you managed to interpret this pretty well, but for those who didn’t, I will read it to you:

                “!”

Or “Continue reading” for a translation.

Continue reading ‘Verse Decoded’ »

Posted on March 16, 2009 at 10:00 pm under Personal, Writing.
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