today's poem

[angevin2]

Because the alliterative revival is always fun. And so is onomatopoeia. This is a fairly well-known poem, but I don't have to post lesser-known poetry all the time. ;)

Swarte smeked smethes
Anon., 14th c.Swarte smeked smethes, smattered with smoke

Comments

[tekalynn]

That's great! The alliteration and hammering rhythm are so effective.

And we complain about noise pollution nowadays.

[writerwench]

Yeah... the 14C equivalent of traffic and football mobs and sirens and 24-hour factories.
Plus ca change, plus c'est le meme chose.

[tekalynn]

Reminds me of the guy next door who does his car repairs at the oddest hours, actually. I've muttered similar things about him. (Nice guy, though.)

[lnhammer]

I confess, I didn't know this one. I love it.

---L.