Stop the Clocks - W H Auden
Tracker’s just penned his tribute to Bush, based on Stop the Clocks, retitled Hail to the Chief:
Stop all the clocks, cut off the telephone,
Prevent the dog from barking with a juicy bone,
Silence the pianos and with a muffled drum
Bring out the President, let the mourners come.
Let aeroplanes circle moaning overhead
Scribbling on the sky the message [...]
