suffer ignorance
Jeg er for øjeblikket blevet indfanget af angelsaksisk horror-poesi fra 1880-1930, som repræsenteret i folkeligheden af fx Poe og Lovecraft.
Nedenstående er en af disse inspireret 'vuggevise'.
soon the midnight hour will sooth your weary mind
as you sleep in mindless slumber, deaf and dumb and blind
as you sleep in mindless slumber, from the reighns of shadow land
devils of devious delight will creep on into the world of man
visions of fantastic horrors fill your sleeping mind
whispers you will hear and comprehend
tales of all forgotten lore of the most unsettleling kind
fill your soul with utter discontent
mysteries will be revealed
secrets come unfold
what in mercy daylight held concealed
will no more be cept untold
since ever there was sanity
since ever there was light
also there was madness
also there was fright
remember now whilst carefree sleeping
remember now, you mortal fool
cheerfull folly and desperate weeping
side by side together rule
but still the midnight hour will sooth your weary mind
as you suffer ignorance, deaf and dumb and blind
Godnat, og sov godt.