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WEF, Davos, ‘23—A Modern Reply
after “Endless Pleasure, Endless Love”*
Endless hooey, endless snow,
We’re exposed to here below.
Ever on their riches leaning,
Our tormentors strew their lies;
While their true intentions screening,
They blow smoke into our eyes.
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*from the libretto, for Handel’s oratorio Semele,
by William Congreve, Hamilton Newburgh, and
possibly Alexander Pope; text here.
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Julian D. Woodruff, who contributes poetry frequently to the Society of Classical Poets, writes poetry and short fiction for children and adults. He recently finished 2020-2021, a poetry collection. A selection of his work can be read at Parody Poetry, Lighten Up Online, Carmina Magazine, and Reedsy.
You hit the nail on the head! Exactly!
More nails, please–for the coffin of cynical woke-ism!
Bingo!
Ah! Maybe that’s the game all these magi and savants should be occupied with.
Did anybody get a look at Gore and Kerry? Two walking corpses (both physically and intellectually) from the 60s fiesta.
They must’ve grown up around gas stoves.
Or have the original patent on snow throwers.
Why does the semi-circle of the “wOrld ecOnomic fOrum” logo, as shown on the main image of this webpage, go through the letter O of each line?
Because doing so forms a stylized 666, as does its Satanic mantra to “6uild 6ack 6etter”.
A simpler explanation is that there is zero intellectual content in the entire racket.
Can’t watch–I’d run from the room screaming. (That makes me think of Walker Percy’s “ravening particles.)
Neat! It would be tidier if they could suppress that 2nd “o” in “economic,” though. Maybe they’re working on that.
Nice job with the text, Julian. Don’t know that I would want to hear it endlessly repeated!
Semele–endless pleasure (almost, anyway). This–once should do it.
The most surprising thing, Julian, is that none of the people attending this conference have expressed concern over all the hot air that is being generated there.
Sure makes you realize we really need that climate change.
Davros is Dr Who’s perennial nemesis. Could they by any chance be related?
Oh, prolly. Let them duke it out in a galaxy far a way …
Evan, Thanks for posting a performance of the piece!
Julian, thank you for drawing attention to this heinous debacle… everyone needs to be aware of who running and ruining the Western world. Poetry is an excellent medium for opening minds and eyes.
Susan, call it a stimulus, call it a crutch–every so often an old lyric hits me in a new way. I never know when it’s gonna happen, but at least it’s a bit of fun, esp with targets like this and so many others of 3 letters.