Sunnanvind

A poem is just a thought that has been trapped in the page.

(translation follows, just scroll down).
Balladen om Dr. Gravy:

Dr. Gravy var ute och gick.
Då mötte han en konstig prick.
Men Dr. Gravy sa bara 'Stick!'.

För Dr. Gravy var helt normal.
Dr. Gravy var helt normal.
Gjord av stål och han var så smal;
ja, Dr. Gravy var helt normal.

Dr. Gravy tog fram en kniv,
den normalaste kniven i hans liv,
och skrek till pricken 'Knivad bliv'.

För Dr. Gravy var helt normal.
Dr. Gravy var helt normal.
Grön som gräs och onasal;
ja, Dr. Gravy var helt normal.

Men pricken bara log och sa:
'Jag dödar dig i stället, jag.'
Och Dr. Gravy dog just som man ska.

För Dr. Gravy var helt normal.
Dr. Gravy var helt normal.
Som ett kilo nålar i en gigantisk höbal;
ja, Dr. Gravy var helt normal.

Och Dr. Gravy till himlen for,
där mötte han sin far och mor.
Han spottar över kanten från molnet där han bor.

För Dr. Gravy är helt normal.
Dr. Gravy är helt normal.
Som en stigen djävul i en himmelsk sal;
ja, Dr. Gravy är helt normal.

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Dr. Gravy was walking about,
and he met a strange creature that looked like a trout.
But Dr. Gravy just gave him a shout.

'Cause Dr. Gravy was all regular.
Dr. Gravy was all regular.
Made of steel and very tall;
yes, Dr. Gravy was all regular.

Dr. Gravy whipped out a knife,
the most regular knife in all of his life,
and told the weirdness to die by the knife.

'Cause Dr. Gravy was all regular.
Dr. Gravy was all regular.
Green as grass and very small;
yes, Dr. Gravy was all regular.

But the weirdness just smiled, and said, him too:
'We switch it around so that I kill you.'
And Dr. Gravy died just as you'd do.

'Cause Dr. Gravy was all regular.
Dr. Gravy was all regular.
As two pounds of needles in a haystack-mall;
yes, Dr. Gravy was all regular.

And Dr. Gravy to heaven went.
To meet both his parents, just like if it was meant.
He spits over the edge of the cloud he was sent

'Cause Dr. Gravy is all regular.
Dr. Gravy is all regular.
Like a risen devil in a heavenly hall;
yes, Dr. Gravy was all regular.

By: Sunnanvind.
Translation: Sunnanvind.

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