Ancient Music - A poem by Ezra Pound


Poets \| Members \| Poem of the Day \| Top 40 \| Search \| Comments \| Privacy May 9th, 2008 - we have 237 poets, 8036 poems and 17369 comments.

Ezra Pound - Ancient Music

Winter is icummen in, 
Lhude sing Goddamm. 
Raineth drop and staineth slop, 
And how the wind doth ramm! 
Sing: Goddamm. 

Skiddeth bus and sloppeth us, 
An ague hath my ham. 
Freezeth river, turneth liver, 
Damn you, sing: Goddamm. 

Goddamm, Goddamm, 'tis why I am, Goddamm, 
So 'gainst the winter's balm. 

Sing goddamm, damm, sing Goddamm. 
Sing goddamm, sing goddamm, DAMM. 

A parody of the Anglo-Saxon poem, Cuckoo Song

Added: on November 9th, 2005 at 4:52 AM | Viewed: 8694 times | Comments and analysis of Ancient Music by Ezra Pound Comments (4)

Ancient Music - Comments and Information
Poet: Ezra Pound Poem: Ancient Music Year: Published/Written in 1902 Poem of the Day: Jan 13 2001 Comment 4 of 4, added on December 27th, 2005 at 9:49 PM. Hey Noreen..Ezra pound died in 1972 and unforunately he couldn't "write on". Mary from Egypt Comment 3 of 4, added on November 20th, 2005 at 10:13 AM. well, ezra,sinc i was just reading that you grew up in wyncote and attended the University of Pennsylvania this poem makes a whole lot more sense !! now it is evident to me you have waited for a bus on the streets of philly after a snowstorm when the snow has melted and turned into that particularly nasty form of brownish slush i have only seen there. write on ,mr. pound !!! Noreen Wilder from United States Comment 2 of 4, added on November 9th, 2005 at 4:52 AM. hmm... I'm a bit confused. What is the correct title of this poem? It is also be listed with the title "Song" (click "alphabetically")??? judith from Germany More Comments >> Are you looking for more information on this poem? Perhaps you are trying to analyze it? The poem, Ancient Music, has received 4 comments. Click here to read them, and perhaps post a comment of your own. Of course you can also always discuss poems by Ezra Pound with others on the American Poems poetry forum!

Poem Info
Poet: Ezra Pound Poem: Ancient Music Year: Published/Written in 1902 Last read: May 10 2008, 4:54AM Poem of the Day: Jan 13 2001 Viewed 8694 times. Added on November 9th, 2005 at 4:52 AM.

Pound Info
Biography More Poems (73 poems) Books