Happy 2009! A poem in honor of new year's revelry, perhaps.

Jan 02, 2009 00:03

Be Drunk   by Charles Baudelaire
Translated by Louis Simpson  
You have to be always drunk. That's all there is to it-it's the only way. So as not to feel the horrible burden of time that breaks your back and bends ( Read more... )

Leave a comment

Comments 9

(The comment has been removed)

kristajhl January 2 2009, 23:30:57 UTC
Cheers!

Reply


kannibal_kat January 2 2009, 19:53:10 UTC
A lovely poem! I'm feeling a bit tipsy already.

Reply

kristajhl January 2 2009, 23:31:14 UTC
Glad you liked it! Happy 2009!

Reply


justinhowe January 3 2009, 01:26:49 UTC
*hiccup*

Reply

kristajhl January 3 2009, 05:59:41 UTC
That's a swagger, not a stagger, I presume. ;)

Reply


hildebabble January 5 2009, 15:29:41 UTC
A Krista post! Huzzah!

Reply

kristajhl January 5 2009, 21:19:44 UTC
Few and far between, I know. We'll see if 2009 changes that at all. :) And a huzzah back to you!

Reply


todd_vandy January 15 2009, 01:37:29 UTC
Zen with a chaser? Lechaim!

Reply

kristajhl January 15 2009, 07:31:26 UTC
Salut!

Reply


Leave a comment

Up