Yesterday you took some time to write about one of my very favorite topics: poetry. I could talk for hours upon hours about poetry, and I often do. (Our three-hour discussion that went late into the night a few nights ago was what inspired your blog post, after all.)
I would struggle greatly were I to try to fit all that I wanted to say about poetry into one blog post, so I won't endeavor to do so. This will be a topic that I will come back to time and again I am sure. I am embarrassed to admit, however, that tonight I find myself quite worn down from writing already. Friday's post was surprisingly draining for me to write, and on top of that I have been struggling to put together a short story that refuses to coalesce into something meaningful, and just today finally finished the latest rounds of edits (!!!) for the project I have been working on for over a year now. And while I am relieved beyond measure to be done for the time being, the process was grueling and has left me with little energy left tonight for being a coherent person.
Excuses, excuses, I know. Do not think, dear friends, that I am scorning you. I will muster my energy to speak more eloquently about poetry soon, but for tonight, I will give Owl the homework she requested. (So industrious of her!) Memorizing and reciting poetry is one of my very favorite past-times. I find it incredibly calming and meditative, and it helps me to better understand the piece that I am reading when I take the time to learn it by heart. So getting to help somebody else pick out some poems to memorize is incredibly exciting for me!
5 Poems for Owl to Memorize
1. "When I have fears that I may cease to be" - John Keats
2. "Ozymandias" - Percy Bysshe Shelley
3. "Poem on the Wandering Immortal" - Kuo P'u
4. "Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night" - Dylan Thomas
5. "Readers" - Jose Luis Borges
Hope you enjoy these, Owl. I look forward to hearing you recite some of these poems soon!
-Raven
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