[Gallery] Anything Else At All

[Nathan]

Anything Else At All

[FCM]

i think i'll enter that song i wrote a while ago...

Land of juice and bagels adapted from "land and hope and glory"
to the tune of Elgar's pomp and circumstance march No.1

By Tom Mills

Land of juice and bagels, Butter cow of the Free,
How shall we exhalt thee, who are bored of thee?
Wider still, and wider, shall thy boards be set;
Wild goat, who made thee mighty, make thee mightier yet!

Peace and silent Oppression, each a holy gem,
Stars of solemn brightness, weave thy diadem.

Tho' thy way be darkened, still in splendour dressed,
As the star that trembles o'er Lindstrom blessed.

Throned amid the billows, throned inviolate,
Thou hast reigned victorious, thou has smiled at fate.

Land of Juice and Bagels, fortress to us all,
How may we exhalt thee, pray thy never fall.

Hark, a mighty nation maketh glad reply;
Lo, our lips are thankful, lo, our hearts are high!

Hearts in hope uplifted, loyal lips that sing;
we are a quite little corner of micronationalism!

[vikingempress]

My husband wrote this poem on the afternoon of September 11, 2001. This doesn't have to be a submission, but since we're all sharing various forms of art here, I thought it might be nice to show y'all this.

"An Adage"

Our fathers, the veterans, who fought wars long forgotten
Stand ready and firm, with the sons they've begotten
To fight and to die for what they believe
For freedom and country do they now greive

To a far away land will they gladly go
Even the ones who are crippled or slow
Men who once returned to spitting and curses
Will now proudly fight, adhering to the verses

Of that holiest of books in which can be read:
"A life for a life..." avenge all those dead!!!
My father came home in late '69
From serving his country on the front line

Never asking why or to what end
His country had called him, and he would not bend
Giving his blood, tired and broken
Medals of heroism and deeds unspoken

Walking with a cane, he is always seen
But he would cast it away, and stand in between
The young and the bold as they prepare to fight
Defending the weak, and doing what's right

For the motto and creed, "God Country and Corps"
Would he gladly take up the rifle once more
And leave his family for a place far away
And avenge all those dead from that September day.

[entropious]

A short film.