With Christmas here, I figured I'll just share a little holiday poem.

I was introduced to this poem by the H. P. Lovecraft Historical society when they released an album called "An Even Scarier Solstice", a sequel album to "A Very Scary Solstice." Both albums contained filk songs that re-purposed many Christmas songs and carols into songs of the Cthulhu Mythos (which you would do better to look up yourself, but simply put, it is the main subject of Lovecraft's horror stories). This piece is basically H. P. Lovecraft's own spoof of his writing style, especially the style of his horror stories, which he wrote one year for Christmas cards to his friends.





And now, I bring you "The Brumalian Wish" by Howard Phillip Lovecraft.

From the damnable shadows of madness,
To the corpse-ridden hollow of Weir,
Lies a horrible message of gladness,
And a ghost guided poem of cheer --
And a gloom-spouting pupil of Poe send the pleasantest wish of the year!

May the ghouls of the neighboring regions,
And the cursed necrophagous things,
Lay aside their dark habits in Legions,
For the bliss that Brumalia brings --
And may druids innum'rable bless thee, as they dance in the moor's fairy rings!

So, Galba, may pleasures attend thee,
Thro' all thy bright glorious days;
May the world and the mighty commend thee,
And the cosmos resound with thy praise --
And may all future ages be brilliant with the light of thine intellect's rays!




Merry Christmas, or whatever winter celebration you hold.