MooPig is in the presence of Literary Infidelity: "and We like it!"

Now the songs will have context,
listen again and imagine the story.
Is it like you had alreadyimagined?
In any case, Dance! Opa a fresh can
and remember many palikars
call you The Big Souvlaki!!

Manolios the Shepherd sends his greetings
and Old Ladis reminds you that you owe him money.
The widow is jealous of your present happiness,
but I have my handon her breast as I write
and she is willing, with a sigh,
to bless your entire family.

The Raki is gone,
I smash my glass to your health
and three others to your children’s.
With my kerchief I wipe my tears for your honest wife
and the trouble she must put up with!
You scoundrel, have pity on her.

Can you hear us all
here as we sing these songs,
with wet eyes for your absence among us;

"More food !!..before we shame ourselves
and make you think we’ve turned into women."
"Opa, raise the pistol and fire."
"Zio Lives, and Lives Well!!”

We remember you always
and with a sprig of basil in your ear,
a brush in your teeth'
and a guitar slung over your shoulder -
a waist of 36
and a drip of sweat
on the end of your nose.
Palikar, we salute you!!
And when we meet again, I kill you!!


by the Mad Poet of Zeeland