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Favourite Poem?

Discussion in 'Entertainment and Technology' started by CJliving, Feb 6, 2015.

  1. CJliving

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    There are always so many favourite book and song threads, how about poems?

    Mine is ee cummings' Anyone lived in a pretty how town
    anyone lived in a pretty how town
    (with up so floating many bells down)
    spring summer autumn winter he
    sang his didn't he danced his did

    Women and men (both little and small)
    cared for anyone not at all they
    sowed their isn't they reaped their
    same sun moon stars rain

    children guessed (but only a few and
    down they forgot as up they grew
    autumn winter spring summer) that
    noone loved him more by more when
    by now and tree by leaf she laughed
    his joy she cried his grief bird by
    snow and stir by still anyone's any
    was all to her someones married their
    everyones laughed their cryings and
    did their dance (sleep wake hope and
    then)they said their nevers they slept
    their dream

    stars rain sun moon (and only the
    snow can begin to explain how
    children and apt to forget to
    remember with up so floating
    many bells down) one day anyone died i
    guess (and noone stooped to kiss his
    face) busy folk buried them side by
    side little by little and was by was all
    by all and deep by deep and more by
    more they dream their sleep noone
    and anyone earth by april wish by
    spirit and if by yes.

    Women and men(both dong and ding)
    summer autumn winter spring reaped
    their sowing and went their came
    sun moon stars rain
     
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    The Raven-Edgar Allan Poe
     
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    I was going to say this. "The Raven" always fascinated me, ever since I was little.

    I'm just going to leave this here for anybody who haven't read "The Raven" or if they just haven't heard it read by Christopher motherfucking Lee.
     
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    "Alone", also by Mr. Poe

    From childhood’s hour I have not been
    As others were—I have not seen
    As others saw—I could not bring
    My passions from a common spring—
    From the same source I have not taken
    My sorrow—I could not awaken
    My heart to joy at the same tone—
    And all I lov’d—I lov’d alone—
    Then—in my childhood—in the dawn
    Of a most stormy life—was drawn
    From ev’ry depth of good and ill
    The mystery which binds me still—
    From the torrent, or the fountain—
    From the red cliff of the mountain—
    From the sun that ’round me roll’d
    In its autumn tint of gold—
    From the lightning in the sky
    As it pass’d me flying by—
    From the thunder, and the storm—
    And the cloud that took the form
    (When the rest of Heaven was blue)
    Of a demon in my view—
     
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    Same here.
     
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    Kay、 I love Poe too. So how about 2nd favourites? lol
     
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    For whatever reason I like obscure artists. I really like this guy Bennet Sarkis. I stumbled upon some of his poems on a random poetry website and they're surprisingly not half-bad. My favorite by him is:

    "Put Your Hand On My Heart"
    I put your hand on my Heart,
    When I was too afraid to speak the words.
    So I let you feel my heart beating instead,
    Show you how it raced when you were there.

    I put your hand on my Heart,
    When you laid down in the grass beside me,
    Looked up at the stars with me,
    And asked me if I loved you.

    I put your hand on my Heart,
    When you held me in your arms that first night.
    You asked me if you and I could make we,
    So I showed you how my heart already beat for you.

    I put your hand on my Heart,
    In place of the vows I could have said.
    Because every feeling and emotion I needed to tell you
    Was answered by the rise and fall of my chest.

    I put your hand on my Heart,
    When we held that little girl in our arms,
    I smiled as for the first time
    You put my hand on yours.

    I put your hand on my Heart
    Everytime you asked if we were going to make it,
    Reminded you of the promise I made to you
    With every fiber of my being.

    I put your hand on my Heart
    When you asked me if I was going to make it.
    I just smiled, and held your hand in mine
    As my life-force flowed ebbingly on.

    I put your hand on my Heart,
    Perhaps even without you knowing it.
    Willed you to press your fingertips to my breast,
    One final time before they sealed my coffin shut.
     
    #7 shadowraptor, Feb 7, 2015
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