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Gravdigr · 05-28-2014, 09:36 AM

Aaaand a little Goggling confirmed that Rudyard hisownself wrote a piece on Tubal Cain (and his brother Jubal). (Remember these names the next time you have twins. There was a Jabal, also, in case of triplets.)

Jubal and Tubal Cain
by Rudyard Kipling

Jubal sang of the Wrath of God And the curse of thistle and thorn
But Tubal got him a pointed rod, And scrabbled the earth for corn.
Old -- old as that early mould, Young as the sprouting grain
Yearly green is the strife between
Jubal and Tubal Cain!
Jubal sang of the new-found sea, And the love that its waves divide
But Tubal hollowed a fallen tree And passed to the further side.
Black -- black as the hurricane-wrack, Salt as the under-main
Bitter and cold is the hate they hold
Jubal and Tubal Cain!
Jubal sang of the golden years When wars and wounds shall cease
But Tubal fashioned the hand-flung spears And showed his neighbours peace.
New -- new as Nine-point-Two, Older than Lamech's slain
Roaring and loud is the feud avowed
Twix' Jubal and Tubal Cain!
Jubal sang of the cliffs that bar And the peaks that none may crown
But Tubal clambered by jut and scar And there he builded a town.
High -- high as the snowsheds lie, Low as the culverts drain
Wherever they be they can never agree
Jubal and Tubal Cain!

05-28-2014, 09:36 AM	#228
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	Aaaand a little Goggling confirmed that Rudyard hisownself wrote a piece on Tubal Cain (and his brother Jubal). (Remember these names the next time you have twins. There was a Jabal, also, in case of triplets.) Jubal and Tubal Cain by Rudyard Kipling Jubal sang of the Wrath of God And the curse of thistle and thorn But Tubal got him a pointed rod, And scrabbled the earth for corn. Old -- old as that early mould, Young as the sprouting grain Yearly green is the strife between Jubal and Tubal Cain! Jubal sang of the new-found sea, And the love that its waves divide But Tubal hollowed a fallen tree And passed to the further side. Black -- black as the hurricane-wrack, Salt as the under-main Bitter and cold is the hate they hold Jubal and Tubal Cain! Jubal sang of the golden years When wars and wounds shall cease But Tubal fashioned the hand-flung spears And showed his neighbours peace. New -- new as Nine-point-Two, Older than Lamech's slain Roaring and loud is the feud avowed Twix' Jubal and Tubal Cain! Jubal sang of the cliffs that bar And the peaks that none may crown But Tubal clambered by jut and scar And there he builded a town. High -- high as the snowsheds lie, Low as the culverts drain Wherever they be they can never agree Jubal and Tubal Cain! __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.