Dangerous Dan is fine but my favorite is that night on the marge of Lake Labarge I creamated Sam McGee. Especially if read aloud in truly lugubrious tones.
McGee
(Sorry, I can't figure out how to make a one word link.)
Hey, it worked!! Ain't technology wonderful. Ah!it worked.
As this is a threadful of cyberhash I get on where Sam McGee got smothered in cream.(
you were kidding me, I really believed it.)
The second hand book shop had a little survey of English poetry, which I could trade for two books I brought in. I never ask money but trade books.
The poem of
The Burning Babe caught my eye; just give you the first allineas.
As I in hoary winter's night stood shivering in the snow,
Surprised I was with sudden heat which made my heart to glow;
And lifting up a fearful eye to vieuw what fire was near,
A pretty Babe all burning bright did in the air appear;
Who, scorchèd with excessive heat, such floods of tears did shed,
As though his floods should quench his flames which with his tears were fed.
'Alas!'quoth he, 'but newly born in fiery heats I fry,
Yet none appraoch to warm their hearts or feel my fire but I.By Robert Southwell, (1561-95)
(it runs on and turns out to be symbolic for the birth of Christ, but till the near end I wondered what horror story this was)
