Poem meme...

[gridlore]

The Rime of the Ancient Mariner

It is an ancient Mariner,
And he stoppeth one of three.
'By thy long beard and glittering eye,
Now wherefore stopp'st thou me ?

The Bridegroom's doors are opened wide,
And I am next of kin;
The guests are met, the feast is set:
May'st hear the merry din.'

He holds him with his skinny hand,
'There was a ship,' quoth he...

Nowhere near the entire thing, of course, click on the link to read all of this amazing poem (if you can deal with Coleridge's efforts to sound "archaic" in his spelling.)

For some amusement, read the lyrics to Iron Maiden's take on the Rime.

My all-time favorite poem is Dante's Inferno, which you can read online.

What can I say, I like epic poems.

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[fimbrethil.livejournal.com]

On the live video of "Rime", Bruce Dickenson starts the song by sitting on the speaker stacks and saying "This is what not to do when a bird shits on you" in his perfect English accent. That song rocks!