Why I Voted the Socialist Ticket
RiccardoCatte
19/01/2022 Wednesday, N. 1
Why I Voted the Socialist Ticket by Vachel Lindsay *
I am unjust, but I can strive for justice.
My life's unkind, but I can vote for kindness.
I, the unloving, say life should be lovely.
I, that am blind, cry out against my blindness.
Man is a curious brute — he pets his fancies —
Fighting mankind, to win sweet luxury.
So he will be, tho' law be clear as crystal,
Tho' all men plan to live in harmony.
Come, let us vote against our human nature,
Crying to God in all the polling places
To heal our everlasting sinfulness
And make us sages with transfigured faces.
Here Italian Partisans freedom song
I'm going to publish for every number of the newspaper a different version
* Nicholas Vachel Lindsay (/ˈveɪtʃəl ˈlɪnzi/; November 10, 1879 – December 5, 1931) was an American poet. He is considered a founder of modern singing poetry, as he referred to it, in which verses are meant to be sung or chanted.
He tried to sell his poems on the streets. Self-printing his poems, he began to barter a pamphlet titled Rhymes To Be Traded For Bread, which he traded for food as a self-perceived modern version of a medieval troubadour.
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Comments
Love it! Vachel Lindsay was an interesting character, a bit of a fore-runner to left-leaning folkies like Phil Ochs and Bob Dylan.
Nice version of Bella Ciao too.
yes, but very unlucky!!!
The things I learn playing eRep...
Damn commies, they're everywhere!
The wind whistles, the storm rages,
our shoes are broken but we must march on,
to conquer the red spring,
where the sun of the future rises.
to conquer the red spring,
where the sun of the future rises.
Every street is home to the rebel,
every woman has a sigh for him,
the stars guide him through the night,
strong his heart and his arm when they strike.
If cruel death catches us
harsh revenge will come from the partisan
already certain is the harsh fate
of the vile treasonous fascist.
The wind stops and the storm calms,
the proud partisan returns home,
blowing in the wind his red flag,
victorious, at last free we are.
''The proud patrisan returns home'' LMAO... Commie
hey, desert fox, take your anti-Americans and anti-democracy sentiments with you and than just go to take your your pill again
''Anti-American'' and ''Anti-Democracy'' says a COMMUNIST LMAOOO!! You people have no logic
ok boomer!!! take your pill Fox!!!
boot licking nazi scum are too stupid to know that they're stupid
stfu you low life commie, better dead then red
ok parasite, you keep thinking that way
Excellent
Thank you for expanding my education today. As something of a poet and musician myself, I enjoy seeing things that are new to me.
Voted, supported and endorsed!
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