A thread neither mad nor sad.

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One of my favourites is "The Raven " by Edgar allen Poe               
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I'm also a big fan of "The Raven." It has a very unique rhythm and I love it.

After reading "In the Desert" in a fellow lurker's sig a while back, I realized that I like much of Stephen Crane's work. I stick this one in my instant messanger profile to show all my internet buddies how cultured I am...


XXIV

I saw a man pursuing the horizon;
Round and round they sped.
I was disturbed at this;
I accosted the man.
"It is futile," I said,
"You can never -- "

"You lie," he cried,
And ran on.


I even wrote my own poem once! I was inspired while pouring my cereal for breakfast one morning and eventually came up with this:

"The Lonely Spoon"

The Lonely Spoon, all by itself
It sits within your drawer or shelf.
And when you see it, you will say
"I must find more clean spoons today."
You'll grab some clean spoons from the sink
And will not even stop to think
About the spoon you just entombed
Beneath the pile of "fresher" spoons.

But just before you drop the pile
If you would listen close awhile
You'd hear The Lonely Spoon cry out
As loud as any spoon can shout,
"You need a spoon! Oh please take me!
Just take a chance and you will see
That I'm the only spoon you'll need.
I'll be the best spoon I can be!"

But you won't hear it. You won't care.
You'll pass right by and leave it there.
And when your need to scoop has passed
And you lay down your spoon at last
You'll have no clue what joy you missed
Just say "Farewell." Goodbye, it's kissed.
You could have lifted to your chin
The best damn spoon there's ever been...


It doesn't really compare to the rest of the poems in this post, but it was good enough to be accepted for my college's student literature journal. (Not that their standards are very high... :P )