Why indeed

I noticed this morning that Megan has put up yet another scrap of paper on the refrigerator door. This one contains “Triolet on a Line Apocryphally Attributed to Martin Luther” by A. E. Stallings …

Why should the Devil get all the good tunes,
The booze and the neon and Saturday night,
The swaying in the darkness, the lovers like spoons?
Why should the Devil get all the good tunes?
Does he hum them to while away sad afternoons
And the long, lonesome Sundays? Or sing them for spite?
Why should the Devil get all the good tunes,
The booze and the neon and the Saturday night?

Reminds of the lyrics to one of my favorite Leonard Cohen tunes, Closing Time.

Coincidentally, it’s Saturday night, and I’m not working at all this weekend (for a change!). Wish us luck.

This entry was posted on Saturday, January 19th, 2008 at 8:25 pm. You can subscribe to comments on this post through its RSS feed.

3 comments posted:

  1. on January 19, 2008 at 9:08 pm Lynn wrote:

    Why is it that the devil provides with so much pleasure? Our day was great. How was yours?

  2. on January 19, 2008 at 9:10 pm Lynn wrote:

    Provides US with so much pleasure.

  3. on January 19, 2008 at 9:54 pm Doug wrote:

    Great day here, too!

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