Have you heard, have you heard, the cry on the wind?
Borne on the backs of the African hind,
Bellowed in the deep by the big blue whale,
And glittered by glow-worms in the swampy stale?
Told by the toads midst the rustling reeds,
Echoed by earthworms amongst the damp seeds,
Kept by the clam on the bed of the sea,
Yet travelling far to the tops of the trees?
Oh, my dear- have you heard, have you heard?
The laughter light on the wings of the birds-
The chirps of house-martins as they take to wing,
And calls of the crickets as they cavort and sing?
The parrots' prating, while in cages they prance,
The daws and doves, o'er the rooftops they dance,
The young yellow hatchlings sound in bed,
Or salamander's spark in his raiment of red?
The dogs in the kennels all bark out in song,
And chained lions roar out all night long,
While long-bitted horses all neigh out in mirth,
And cats in warm laps purr next to the hearth,
The swallow sails swiftly over the lee,
Sings out to a calf, who returns song with glee-
They laugh, for the tamest animal in existence
Is none other than Messr. Homo Sapiens Sapiens!
Thursday, June 15, 2006
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beautifully un-epic for once. and i thought it was going to be some just-so-stories-like thing. the last couplet is wonderfully subversive.
(although a calf returning song is quite improbable)
i like reading out your poems.
hi derrick, this is elizabeth. remember me from the china trip?
anyway found this place from adam's blog, and i like the sound of your poem a lot. the sound is magical, especially so at some parts because of the movement and alliteration.
(AND am attempting to study heart of darkness now, so..)
i like this the best out of your poems so far =) (this has absolutely nothing to do with hod)
hahaha yay. for this poem, my objective in writing it was to stick to the meter, rhyme scheme, and stick in as much alliteration as possible. it worked! =D
of course, i did organize the order of the animals... but thats for you to spot.
for once, my brain wasn't in renaissance gear. lol.
eli: haha yup, of course i remember you!
This has to be one of your best works yet. I'm impressed, D, majorly impressed. If you want to get your work published, ever, let me know. I have a random guy's namecard.
Well, I had a random guy's name card. Which I now...can't...find...
-Bern
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