Poem of the Day , 2 - 18
Further Instructions
by Ezra Pound
Come , my songs , let us express our baser passions .
Let us express our envy for the man with a steady job and no worry about the future .
You are very idle , my songs ,
I fear you will come to a bad end .
You stand about the streets , You loiter at the corners and bus - stops ,
You do next to nothing at all .
You do not even express our inner nobilitys ,
You will come to a very bad end .
And I ? I have gone half - cracked .
I have talked to you so much that I almost see you about me ,
Insolent little beasts ! Shameless ! Devoid of clothing !
But you , newest song of the lot ,
You are not old enough to have done much mischief .
I will get you a green coat out of China
With dragons worked upon it .
I will get you the scarlet silk trousers
From the statue of the infant Christ at Santa Maria Novella ;
Lest they say we are lacking in taste ,
Or that there is no caste in this family .
Further Instructions
by Ezra Pound
Come , my songs , let us express our baser passions .
Let us express our envy for the man with a steady job and no worry about the future .
You are very idle , my songs ,
I fear you will come to a bad end .
You stand about the streets , You loiter at the corners and bus - stops ,
You do next to nothing at all .
You do not even express our inner nobilitys ,
You will come to a very bad end .
And I ? I have gone half - cracked .
I have talked to you so much that I almost see you about me ,
Insolent little beasts ! Shameless ! Devoid of clothing !
But you , newest song of the lot ,
You are not old enough to have done much mischief .
I will get you a green coat out of China
With dragons worked upon it .
I will get you the scarlet silk trousers
From the statue of the infant Christ at Santa Maria Novella ;
Lest they say we are lacking in taste ,
Or that there is no caste in this family .