Wednesday, October 26, 2016

Wanda Morrow Clevenger writes



could be argued

it is better 
to know what 
know what 
and 
sometimes when 
strip away 
bête noire

still, I’ve stood 
there barefoot 
on the pier, toes 
dangled in the dark 
without benefit 
of druthers 
and could just 
as easy went 
in my sleep
 Edward Cucuel - On a Pier
On a Pier -- Edward Cucuel






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  1. "Druthers" is an informal American blend of "would [or 'd] and "rather," meaning preferences, wishes, or ways. The singular "druther" is also used with the same meaning, but much more rarely. The noun "druthers" is sometimes used in conjunction with the verb "druther" for comic effect; this double formation was popularized by the American cartoonist Al Capp in his satirical "Li'l Abner" comic strip, which ran from 13 August 1934 through 13 November 1977. It was syndicated in over 900 American and 100 foreign newspapers in 28 countries and had a readership of 60 million. A musical comedy adaptation, with music and lyrics by Gene de Paul and Johnny Mercer, opened on Broadway in 1956 and ran for 693 performances, followed by a 1959 movie; it featured the song, "If I Had my Druthers""
    If I had my druthers, I'd druther have my druthers
    Than anything else I know
    While you'd druther hustle, accumulatin' muscle
    I'd druther watch daisies grow

    While they're growin' slow
    And the summer breeze is blowin'
    My heart is overflowin' and so
    If I had my druthers, I'd druther have my druthers
    Than anything else I know

    Robert, you think you could agree
    With that kind of a philosophy?
    Agree? I live it

    If I had my druthers, I'd druther have my druthers
    Than work anywheres at all
    Don't nobody call

    Huh, it ain't that I hates it
    Why, in fact, I even contemplates it
    While watchin' raindrops fall
    I sits there for hours developin' my powers
    Of figurin' how flowers gets tall

    If I had my druthers, I'd druther have my druthers
    Than anything else at all
    If I had my druthers to choose from all the others
    I'd druther be like I am

    I like you just the way you are
    This thing called employment
    Detracts from my enjoyment
    And tightens my diaphragm

    Oh, you poor lamb
    Whilst I'm doin' nary
    A thing that's necessary
    I'm happy as a cherry stone clam
    Some of my best friends are clams

    If I had my druthers to choose from all the others
    I'd druther be like I am
    If we had our druthers, we'd rather have our druthers
    Than anything else we know

    Our forefathers wrote it and often times we quote it
    Whenever we're feelin' low
    Monsieur John?
    As direct descendants we figure independence

    Ain't only in Missouri and so if we had our druthers
    We'd rather have our druthers than anything else we know
    Why sho', huh
    Than anything else we know

    Yebo', than anything else we know
    Enco', than anything else we know
    Goodnight, leave a call

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