As long as we can't sing it all to the tune of "the Yellow Rose of Texas."
t pedant
In fact, there are plenty of Dickinson poems that you
can't
sing to "The Yellow Rose of Texas". Example:
I rose -- because He sank --
I thought it would be opposite --
But when his power dropped --
My Soul grew straight.
I cheered my fainting Prince --
I sang firm -- even -- Chants --
I helped his Film -- with Hymn --
And when the Dews drew off
That held his Forehead stiff --
I met him --
Balm to Balm --
I told him Best -- must pass
Through this low Arch of Flesh --
No Casque so brave
It spurn the Grave --
I told him Worlds I knew
Where Emperors grew --
Who recollected us
If we were true --
And so with Thews of Hymn --
And Sinew from within --
And ways I knew not that I knew -- till then --
I lifted Him --
(And anyway, for ABCB quatrains in alternating iambic tetrameter and trimeter, I prefer the Gilligan's Island theme.)
t /pedant
(And anyway, for ABCB quatrains in alternating iambic tetrameter and trimeter, I prefer the Gilligan's Island theme.)
I was JUST going to post that!
God, Angus, thanks for reminding me that I will never write like Emily Dickinson. Her best stuff is... it speaks to the dark, achy places in the soul.
Ha! I'm now ashamed to admit that I didn't even read it beyond what was necessary to establish the meter (or rather the non-meter). I just copied and pasted it from one of the (several) complete Dickinson archives online. Gotta love that internet!
Now I'd better go back and read the poem.
t edit
OK, you're right--what a great poem! (Mind you, a random Dickinson poem is usually a pretty good bet.)
Ple, didn't get a chance to say, but I caught up on the Bitchy Fic last night, and looooooved your story, even though am decidedly NOT seeking out other B/Wes. Want to know what happens next.
Howdy. I just wanted to know, am I the only one that's pissed off at FanFiction.net for eliminating all nc17 smut...I mean, stories? Now where will I get my daily quota?!
The BfA. (See links section)
Also UCSL, Silverlake, and Glass Onion archives.
I hadn't really looked at ff.net in months before the decision was made.
I'm pissed off to an extent, largely because there are already so many problems with NC-17 being conflated with porn being conflated with slash. But I understand why the decision was made. Plus, it was never my primary source of fic.
Here's a question: in the mountie thread, Allison mention dS_Asylum. What are ya'lls favorite lists currently? I have a pornon for Silverlake, myself.