November-related.

[wolven7]

First:

November
by Tom Waits

No shadow
No stars
No moon
No care
November
It only believes
In a pile of dead leaves
And a moon
That's the color of bone

No prayers for November
To linger longer
Stick your spoon in the wall
We'll slaughter them all

November has tied me
To an old dead tree
Get word to April
To rescue me
November's cold chain

Made of wet boots and rain
And shiny black ravens
On chimney smoke lanes
November seems odd
You're my firing squad
November

With my hair slicked back
With carrion shellac
With the blood from a pheasant
And the bone from a hare

Tied to the branches
Of a roebuck stag
Left to wave in the timber
Like a buck shot flag

Go away you rainsnout
Go away, blow your brains out
November

Second: ALAN MOORE TO APPEAR IN THE SIMPSONS.

If you don't know how that relates to November, then you need to read more Alan Moore.

Comments

[raoin.livejournal.com]

while the song itself is moving. and standing without music as poetry, quite beautiful: i find that i disagree with the sentiment. though you have probably been aware for years now that i enjoy the fall months more than most other months. i like November and October for almost all the reasons that Mr. Waits wishes for November to end.

odd how that works.

[wolven.livejournal.com]

The problem between November and I is that most of the people I love most in the world have died, during the month. Many of the worst moments of my life have happened during the month. The decay and rot of November hits a down-note for both me, and Mr Waits.

On the other hand: mech_angel's birthday is in November. So there's at least one good thing about it.

[bakeneko.livejournal.com]

We became friends in November.

[wolven.livejournal.com]

That is also true. As I said: At Lease one good thing. I'm sure there are lots more, but the bad ones persist, and remind more loudly.

"Demons shouting down the better angels," as the West Wing told me yesterday.

[kuranes.livejournal.com]

I seriously can't believe he would go on that show... yuck.

[wolven.livejournal.com]

The man enjoys the show, and they asked. Where's the problem?

[kuranes.livejournal.com]

I just really find the show kind of repugnant in its current state.

[wolven.livejournal.com]

Fair enough. No need to watch, then. But it still might be awesome.