Somewhat odd reflections on literature and music...
My friend loaned me a book called Haiku U.: From Aristotle to Zola, 100 Great Books in 17 Syllables by David M. Bader. I perused it right after school. Some of these made me giggle, so I thought I might share some with you.
Marcus Aurelius: Meditations
As grapes become wine,
so must one accept one's fate.
Die well. Like a grape.
Jane Austen: Pride and Prejudice
Single white lass seeks
landed gent for marriage, whist.
No parsons, thank you.
William Shakespeare: Hamlet
"His mother wed his
dead murdered father's brother!"
Next Jerry Springer.
Emily Bronte: Wuthering Heights
Wild. Strange. A bit damp.
Heathcliff waits for Cathy's ghost.
Women. Always late.
D. H. Lawrence: Lady Chatterley's Lover
On the grounds, fresh game.
On the new gamekeeper, fresh
Lady Chatterley.
Vladimir Nabokov: Lolita
Lecherous linguist--
he lays low and is laid low
after laying Lo.
Christopher Marlowe: Doctor Faustus
A scholar trades a
few fun years for endless Hell.
Math was not his field.
Moliere: Tartuffe, or, The Impostor
They try to outwit
a self-righteous hypocrite--
the first sitcom writ.
Oscar Wilde: The Importance of Being Earnest
Earnestly posing
as Ernest, Jack learns he's named
Ernest in earnest.
John Steinbeck: The Grapes of Wrath
Okie exodus--
Ma Joad's fambly keeps movin'.
Where are the darned grapes?
Jack London: The Call of the Wild
Alaskan tundra--
a dog finds his inner wolf.
White snows turn yellow.
And, in the world of music, I found a German baroque hymn composer named Severus Gastorius. I didn't realize that Severus was a real name. I thought JKR had made it up.
Marcus Aurelius: Meditations
As grapes become wine,
so must one accept one's fate.
Die well. Like a grape.
Jane Austen: Pride and Prejudice
Single white lass seeks
landed gent for marriage, whist.
No parsons, thank you.
William Shakespeare: Hamlet
"His mother wed his
dead murdered father's brother!"
Next Jerry Springer.
Emily Bronte: Wuthering Heights
Wild. Strange. A bit damp.
Heathcliff waits for Cathy's ghost.
Women. Always late.
D. H. Lawrence: Lady Chatterley's Lover
On the grounds, fresh game.
On the new gamekeeper, fresh
Lady Chatterley.
Vladimir Nabokov: Lolita
Lecherous linguist--
he lays low and is laid low
after laying Lo.
Christopher Marlowe: Doctor Faustus
A scholar trades a
few fun years for endless Hell.
Math was not his field.
Moliere: Tartuffe, or, The Impostor
They try to outwit
a self-righteous hypocrite--
the first sitcom writ.
Oscar Wilde: The Importance of Being Earnest
Earnestly posing
as Ernest, Jack learns he's named
Ernest in earnest.
John Steinbeck: The Grapes of Wrath
Okie exodus--
Ma Joad's fambly keeps movin'.
Where are the darned grapes?
Jack London: The Call of the Wild
Alaskan tundra--
a dog finds his inner wolf.
White snows turn yellow.
And, in the world of music, I found a German baroque hymn composer named Severus Gastorius. I didn't realize that Severus was a real name. I thought JKR had made it up.