Wednesday, August 13, 2008

Poetry Time!

This is one of my favorite poems. Don't ask me why because I honestly don't know. I read it in Heritage during my junior year I believe and it has stuck with me ever since.

Ahem:

Miniver Cheevy
By: Edwin Arlington Robinson

Miniver Cheevy, child of scorn,
Grew lean while he assailed the seasons
He wept that he was ever born,
And he had reasons.

Miniver loved the days of old
When swords were bright and steeds were prancing;
The vision of a warrior bold
Would send him dancing.

Miniver sighed for what was not,
And dreamed, and rested from his labors;
He dreamed of Thebes and Camelot,
And Priam's neighbors.

Miniver mourned the ripe renown
That made so many a name so fragrant;
He mourned Romance, now on the town,
And Art, a vagrant.

Miniver loved the Medici,
Albeit he had never seen one;
He would have sinned incessantly
Could he have been one.

Miniver cursed the commonplace
And eyed a khaki suit with loathing:
He missed the medieval grace
Of iron clothing.

Miniver scorned the gold he sought,
But sore annoyed was he without it;
Miniver thought, and thought, and thought,
And thought about it.

Miniver Cheevy, born too late,
Scratched his head and kept on thinking;
Miniver coughed, and called it fate,
And kept on drinking.

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Like I said, no idea why I like that so much.
Ah well...maybe next blog I'll post something I've written...maybe...hehe

2 comments:

MiLkY said...

I know those poem actually, and I love it too! But it would take a little too long to explain why. ;-)

Anonymous said...

I frickin' love that poem...good taste =).