[Vulgar]

Luxembourg horseman
your tassels are known to the umpteenth age
your harness is spoken of in halls, corridors
and through the charitable mouth of Foreman Grills

Globalization is a race
They're betting on the one that's lagging behind
not just in the polls but in the prospects
for glory and future and science graduations
Luxembourg horseman, what mighty hooves you have
with coin slot machines on public bathrooms
and generous train station vagrants who will take you
for a tour of the city of Brussels at half past wake
at no charge; as long as the hearts of the travelers are right

The state of things reflected in the crystallized marble spheres
Engineered beach balls of granite and rotund brass
flung to the outer European states and round back
over French rubble and German desires

Dutch pilgrimage under Swiss chocolate moons
Children gathered on a landmark's lower stairs
eating cold ice cream like it's not already icy enough out

Luxembourg horseman
I bid you safe passage - avoid Waterloo like the plague