03-03-2020, 09:29 AM
(03-03-2020, 06:36 AM)Erthona Wrote: Emily the death of meAn interesting argument for stopping, not only to smell the roses, but to respectfully ponder their fate. I do itch to insert "up" after "yield" and something to line 3, but a slightly tattered meter befits a warning ghost.
“Because I could not stop for Death” *
he would not stop for me
refusing pleas for more time
he took unwilling me.
So please take heed my mortal friends
yield your foolish pride
and if you greet him properly
he just might let you slide.
*direct quote from Dickinson 479 first line
©2010 erthona
Nice.
Non-practicing atheist