Words of Wonder

[Antosha Cobb]

Just curious here so, if you'd please, type in your favorite poem of all time! Comments and such are welcome as well. OH! Don't forget to give credit!!

Xx Being in Love xX

One look, one touch, one kiss
Thinking how could she lose this?
the one person she did love and need
Her death was something he couldnt concede

Knowing she wouldnt last long
Taking her life was something she didnt get wrong
Loving the way he looked at her made her blush
Sleeping with him was something they didnt rush

Giving him her all, Giving him everything
Was it a mistake that he proposed to her with that ring?
She realised in love with him wasnt how she pictured in her dream
Things were worse than they did seem

He wasnt in love with her which the whole time he knew
Lying when he said baby i love you
believing that what he spoke was true
Was her biggest downfall all the way through

Laying on their bed
So many tiny crystal tears she did shed
Thinking things through and through in her head
Asking why do i live if i live to die?
More and more tears she does cry

Taking out her shiny silver toy
Screaming now he will bring the final time of joy
Upon her wrist she makes the once final mark
Going up along her bright blue vein
Wishing he would love her just once again

Tears mixing with the blood as she just lies here
Slowly she is dying as she realises no one is near
Hoping she achieved his worst fear
Of coming home and finding her gone

This day was the worst when we came home
Finding her like we did all i did was blame
For that now i feel nothing but shame

Those were his words exactly as she heard
Hearing this she realised she was free no more a muttered word
Those three words she realised were not enough to be true
She whispers in his ear baby i still will protect you
Leaving this place her spirit goes confused on what to do

-melina hendren

[Diane McLain]

I'm not a massive fan of poetry, but I have my moments...

Firstly is 'Death shall have no dominion'. EDIT: FOUND IT! It's an old poem and one of the first that really inspired me.

And Death Shall Have No Dominion

And death shall have no dominion.
Dead mean naked they shall be one
With the man in the wind and the west moon;
When their bones are picked clean and the clean bones gone,
They shall have stars at elbow and foot;
Though they go mad they shall be sane,
Though they sink through the sea they shall rise again;
Though lovers be lost love shall not;
And death shall have no dominion.

And death shall have no dominion.
Under the windings of the sea
They lying long shall not die windily;
Twisting on racks when sinews give way,
Strapped to a wheel, yet they shall not break;
Faith in their hands shall snap in two,
And the unicorn evils run them through;
Split all ends up they shan't crack;
And death shall have no dominion.

And death shall have no dominion.
No more may gulls cry at their ears
Or waves break loud on the seashores;
Where blew a flower may a flower no more
Lift its head to the blows of the rain;
Though they be mad and dead as nails,
Heads of the characters hammer through daisies;
Break in the sun till the sun breaks down,
And death shall have no dominion.

---Dylan Thomas--


Second is Cantubury Tales - The wife of Bath's prologue and tale. They're tough to read, written in 13th century, but they're so witty and funny and wild!! www.luminarium.org/medlit/wife.htm <--- you can read it here. Modern English isn't as fun, but a lot easier all the same!! Takes a while to read, it's VERY long...

[Maon Aldridge]

'Jabberwocky'
By: Lewis Carroll

`Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
Did gyre and gimble in the wabe:
All mimsy were the borogoves,
And the mome raths outgrabe.

"Beware the Jabberwock, my son!
The jaws that bite, the claws that catch!
Beware the Jubjub bird, and shun
The frumious Bandersnatch!"

He took his vorpal sword in hand:
Long time the manxome foe he sought --
So rested he by the Tumtum tree,
And stood awhile in thought.

And, as in uffish thought he stood,
The Jabberwock, with eyes of flame,
Came whiffling through the tulgey wood,
And burbled as it came!

One, two! One, two! And through and through
The vorpal blade went snicker-snack!
He left it dead, and with its head
He went galumphing back.

"And, has thou slain the Jabberwock?
Come to my arms, my beamish boy!
O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!'
He chortled in his joy.

`Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
Did gyre and gimble in the wabe;
All mimsy were the borogoves,
And the mome raths outgrabe

[Diane McLain]

lol I love the Jabberwocky - mostly from sheer nostalgia. Is that the full poem? I remember it being longer...

btw put mine actually up here!

[Maon Aldridge]

Yeah, that was the full poem.
And yeah, it is awesome.