a counting rhyme

[iluseph]

one for
sorrow, two
for sorrow,
three for sorrow,
four for for for
I dont know
but i'm all bored
of sorrow, five
for three two one,
six for gold,
seven for a magpie
who tells me
where to go...

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[b_borg]

I wrote a poem a few months ago but nobody really read it. So I'll post it again here and begin a poetry compilation.

The Time of My Life

There once was a train
From calamazoo
With horses and cows
And cute puppies too.
So as you can guess,
I couldn't resist.
It made my eyes glow
That such cargo exists.
For I love the fauna.
I can't get enough.
Of those big furry ears
and that soft sheep fluff.
So I boarded the train.
Destination hell.
I'm a sick little bastard.
I know this quite well.
But I love the critters.
And they might love me back
if I give them my all
as we ride the train track.

[pixies_exist]

i like the violent femmes version better

one, one, one 'cause you left me
and two, two, two for my family
and three, three, three for my heartache
and four, four, four for my headaches
and five, five, five for my lonlieness
and six, six, six for my sorrow
and seven, seven for no tomorrow
and eight, eight, i forget what eight was for
and nine, nine, nine for all loss, god
and ten, ten, ten, ten, for everything

[iluseph]

its the old counting rhyme

'one for sorrow,
two for joy,
three for a girl,
four for a boy,
five for silver,
six for gold,
seven for a secret,
never to be told'

and this is the delirium version.

[mayuragotskillz]

LEND ME THE GODDAM BOOK.

[pixies_exist]

i know what its from, thanks.

[mencken19]

Isn't this from Sandman?

[iluseph]

yep. delirium, beginning of 'the wake'