Actually, for once, I didn't put of the writing that we had to do for Lit. class. We read half of Beowulf and we had an assignment to take a part of the reading and make it into something else. Like a rap or a limerick, or a rhyme, or something.
So last week we were supposed to memorize a part that we liked, so I did, here it is.
We have gone though with a glorious endevour
And been much favored in this fight we dared
against the unknown. Nevertheless
Had you been there and seen the monster himself
where he lay beaten, I would have been better pleased.
My plan was to pounce, pin him down,
in a tight grip and grapple him to death
have him panting for his life, powerless and clasped
in my bare hands, his body in thrall.
Yet I could not keep hold of him
The Lord allowed it, my lock on him
was not strong enough, he struggled fiercely,
and broke and ran. Yet he bought his freedom
at a high price, he left his arm
and hand and shoulder, to show he had been there
a cold comfort for having him among us.
And now his time on this earth is not long,
he has done his worst and the wound will end him
he is hasped and hooped and hirpling with pain.
limped and looped in it, like a man outlawed
for wickedness, he will await
the mighty judgement of God in majesty.
Yes. Pretty cool, huh? Yeah, well I took that for this weeks assignment and I made it into a series of haiku's. Yeah, and it only took me ten minutes! I feel like a proud mother.
"We dared to fight him
Terrible unknown monster
though small chance we had
I had a good plan,
I wish you saw, yourself
The monster, beaten.
I wanted to pounce,
I wanted to pin him down,
to grip and grapple
Alas he escaped,
It was the Lords divine will
He escaped and ran
For he left behind
his arm, his hand and shoulder
a mighty trophy
The wound will end him,
he won't be long in this earth
he is in much pain
like a man outlawed
he will await God's judgement
at the end of time.
The end.
Tadaa!
So Amy, speaking of things I've been putting off, I have to make this costume for next Fridays thriller thing. I have to make it TERRIBLE and I'm having a hard time thinking of ways to do that. I was thinking of getting a tire and covering it in paint and rolling it over the front of the dress to make it look like I was run over. I'm going to use that black dress that is really old and torn up. The one that is like from the forties? Yeah. I'm going to rip it a bit more and maybe get some fake cobwebs and get some red and brown paint on it.
I dunno, can you give me some ideas?
You won't be able to help me when you get home, because I'm leaving at four to go to a four to seven practice on Friday and I have to bring the dress and show them.
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