ON THE WAY TO HELL

Poem from The Sea by James Oppenheim

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The Sea 2019 University of Nebraska–Lincoln Center for Digital Research in the Humanities
319 Love Library University of Nebraska–Lincoln Lincoln, NE 68588-4100 thanhloi.le89@gmail.com
2012

Copyright © 2019 by Thanhloi Le

The Sea; 1924 The Sea James Oppenheim March 1924 Alfred A. Knoff, INC. New York

Thanhloi Le Transcribed and encoded a poem ON THE WAY TO HELL view page image(s) I AM so happy these days That beyond a doubt I shall soon be booted out of heaven! Long was the fall of Satan And the landing dull and unpleasant. Yet: 5 I lie and laugh at life: I cannot get out of bed, for very delight: And I say: Though you wait for me, Hell, I shall laugh all the way to your gates. 205

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The Sea 2019 University of Nebraska–Lincoln Center for Digital Research in the Humanities
319 Love Library University of Nebraska–Lincoln Lincoln, NE 68588-4100 thanhloi.le89@gmail.com
2012

Copyright © 2019 by Thanhloi Le

The Sea; 1924 The Sea James Oppenheim March 1924 Alfred A. Knoff, INC. New York

Thanhloi Le Transcribed and encoded a poem ON THE WAY TO HELL I AM so happy these days That beyond a doubt I shall soon be booted out of heaven! Long was the fall of Satan And the landing dull and unpleasant. Yet: I lie and laugh at life: I cannot get out of bed, for very delight: And I say: Though you wait for me, Hell, I shall laugh all the way to your gates. 205