I'm falling in love! ..with poetry:) Heres some that i like, that kinda make you think but dont hurt ur brain and the last one is just kinda silly. (I dont like the poetry that doesnt make sense) Now, I realize that your not goin to read them all, but at least pick out one. Read it aloud, its fun! (look at that, i ryhmed; one, fun. i should so be a poet!:)
GO TO THE GRAVE
by: Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864)
O to the grave where friends are laid,
And learn how quickly mortals fade,
Learn how the fairest flower must droop,
Learn how the strongest form must stoop,
Learn that we are but dust and clay,
The short-liv'd creatures of a day.
Yet do not sigh -- there is a clime,
Where they will dwell through endless time,
Who here on earth their Maker serve,
And never from his precepts swerve.
The grave to them is but a road,
That leads them to that blest abode.
ADDRESS TO THE MOON
by: Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864)
OW sweet the silver Moon's pale ray,
Falls trembling on the distant bay,
O'er which the breezes sigh no more,
Nor billows lash the sounding shore.
Say, do the eyes of those I love,
Behold thee as thou soar'st above,
Lonely, majestic and serene,
The calm and placid evening's Queen?
Say, if upon thy peaceful breast,
Departed spirits find their rest,
For who would wish a fairer home,
Than in that bright, refulgent dome?
THE DARKEN'D VEIL
by: Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864)
H could I raise the darken'd veil
Which hides my future life from me,
Could unborn ages slowly sail
Before my view -- and could I see
My every action painted there,
To cast one look I would not dare.
There poverty and grief might stand,
And dark Despair's corroding hand,
Would make me seek the lonely tomb
To slumber in its endless gloom.
Then let me never cast a look,
Within Fate's fix'd mysterious book.
THE END OF 'THE RAVEN'
(The completed missing passages)
By Edgar Allen Poe's Cat
from Poetry for Cats: The Definitive Anthology of
Distinguished Feline Verse by Henry Beard
On a night quite enchanting,
When the rain was downward slanting,
I awakened to the ranting
Of the man I catch mice for.
Tipsy and a bit unshaven,
In a tone I found quite craven,
Poe was talking to a raven
Perched above the chamber door.
"Raven's very tasty," thought I, as I tiptoed o'er the floor,
"There is nothing I like more"
Soft upon the rug I treaded,
Calm and careful as I headed
Towards his roost atop that dreaded bust of Pallus I deplore.
While the bard and birdie chattered,
I made sure that nothing clattered,
Creaked, or snapped, or fell, or shattered,
As I crossed the corridor;
For his house is crammed with trinkets, curious and weird decor,
Bric-a-brac and junk galore.
Still the raven never fluttered,
Standing stock-still as he uttered,
In a voice that shrieked and sputtered,
His two cents worth -"Nevermore."
While this dirge the birdbrain kept up,
Oh, so silently I crept up,
Then I crouched and quickly leapt up,
Pouncing on the feathered bore.
Soon he was a heap of plumage, and a little blood and gore -
Only this and not much more.
"Oooo!" my pickled poet cried out,
"Pussycat, it's time I dried out!
Never sat I in my hideout
Talking to a bird before;
How I've wallowed in self-pity,
While my gallant, valiant kitty
Put an end to that damned ditty" -
Then I heard him start to snore.
Back atop the door I clambered, eyed that statue I abhor,
Jumped - and smashed it on the floor.
Ever know one of those people that has a rotten day and sees the good in everything right then? I tried to be one of those people today.. last time i do that! Let me enlighten you on the episode of events. Mind you, this wasnt really a rotten day. Just a few not so pleasant things happened and i decided to practice. Well, i'm horrible at it.
The day was going well until decided i wanted some chocolate. There are four girls living in this house and we have no chocolate! i'll wait a while till that sets in.... okay. I decided to make some brownies. i melted the butter and go to put in the eggs but all we have is an egg, singular. Now i have no chocolate and a bowl of melted butter; not exactly what i was aiming for. alright, no big deal; when life gives u melted butter and only one egg, make chocolate cookies! the brownies turned into cookies.
test one- pass.
My last exam of the week was today and i've been studying super hard. It may come as a surprise, but i'm not the natural genious many think i am. I bought my scantron on the way to class and sat down to take my test. My pencil was broken. Thanks to my problem solving skills i've been blessed w/, i asked if there was a pencil sharpener in the room. of course not. thankfully, my prof (yes i shortened that word. thats what the cool kids do) let me have a pencil.
test two-passed (although i dont know if the exam was passed. it was one of those where i knew everything on the study guide but the sly dog didnt put any of that on the test!)
When i left school, i had to go pay a bill. Definitely not the highlight of my day, but probly close to it at this point :) Trying to be positive, i was thinking well at least i dont have to go all the way to the business and pay this, i can just drop it in the mailbox. what a great system! Then it happened. The straw that broke the camels back (i tried to think up a more orriginal comparison, but, once again, not the genius u think i am). The person in front of me sat in their car for ever! I dotn understand some people and hope i never will. u pull up, drop in ur mail, and leave. we dont even have the local and far away mail box here, its just one big hole you drop all your mail in. As i sat there for a good five minutes wondering what they could possibly be doing (it was only one person, but i refuse to say he or she and give her sex away for fear of sexist jokes), i threw in the towel. This wasnt my day to be one of those people.
Test three- failed :(
In conclusion, today i learned
1) Dont melt your butter until youve checked ur eggs. It could make quite a pickle.
2) Carry extra pencils. being a nerd is something you just have to do in order to make it thru college.
3) its not easy to be "one of those people". if ur one of them, props to you! Ur a blessing from God to all of us normal folk.
Anyway, i thought this was kinda funny. Maybe you did too. Excuse all the cheesy lines, i'm in a cheesy mood. Todays Friday and I'm glad! Its one of my top seven favorite days of the week! Have a great weekend.
and if he is looking for some guys to live with Bret isn't coming back in the fall and needs to get someone to takeover his lease, but I don't know if Phil already had someone to cover it or not
