For all you Fans of Emily D. (yo) did you know you can say most of her poems to the theme of Gilligan's island? It turns agoraphobia into fun fun fun:
* Read this out loud to the theme music for Gilligan's Island.

Emily Dickinson - Because I Could Not Stop for Death

Because I could not stop for Death,
He kindly stopped for me;
The carriage held but just ourselves
And Immortality.

We slowly drove, he knew no haste,
And I had put away
My labor, and my leisure too,
For his civility.

We passed the school where children played
At wrestling in a ring;
We passed the fields of gazing grain,
We passed the setting sun.

We paused before a house that seemed
A swelling in the ground;
The roof was scarcely visibly,
The cornice but a mound.
(the minnow would be lost)

Since then 'tis centuries; but each
Feels shorter than the day
I first surmised the horses' heads
Were toward eternity.
(the ending from a second site goes thusly, and so fits the song)
Since then--'tis Centuries--and yet
Feels shorter than the Day
I first surmised the Horses' Heads
Were toward Eternity--

Someone mentioned this in English yesterday, and we honestly could not keep the class going (inpart because whenever anyone began to speak I would hum along with them) but our class was paralyzed so we had to switch to William C. Williams, for who's red wheelbarrow, naked flanks, and sweet plums we could to no tune set.

O, and (the Rhyme of )the Anciente Mariner fits in with Gillian
I'll sing the song
So all day long
And maketh merry din
And maketh merry din

posted by Adrian   [6:42 PM]

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