Poem Parodies

Originally published on: 27/03/2011

Don’t have the time for a separate blog post because of all the work I have to do for college, so I figured that using some of my stuff for college as a blog post would be a good idea.

So, here are some poems I rewrote as limericks (with my own patronizing interpretations, of course)

Porphyria’s Lover

Her lover did not want to share

With others her long golden hair

So went on to use

The locks as a noose

To kill her. Rapunzel beware.

Original poem: http://quotations.about.com/cs/poemlyrics/a/Porphyrias_Love.htm

Lucy poems

Alas, I shall never know why

Poems about her multiply.

I should know by now

She is dead somehow

And shines like diamonds in the sky.

Original poem: http://www.poetry-archive.com/w/lucy.html

Lochinvar

He arrived at her time of need

So from her dumb groom she was freed

And they galloped away.

He was real brave, they say,

But shouldn’t someone praise the steed?

Original poem: http://www.poetry-online.org/scott_sir_walter_lochinvar.htm

(My horse looks weird. I knew I should have drawn another Unihorn instead)

Shakespearean sonnet XVIII

Love of mine, someday you’ll die,

But have no fear, baby don’t cry.

My epic sonnet

With your name on it

Will remain forever so fly!

Original poem: http://www.poetry-online.org/shakespeare_sonnet_18_shall_i_compare_thee_to_a_summers_day.htm

Putting up another set of these as soon as I’m done drawing a couple more pictures.

Tangled

Originally published on: 23/02/2011

I watched 7 Khoon Maaf a few days ago, and it made me think back to the last time I completely enjoyed a film. Surprisingly, there weren’t too many I could even consider. Haven’t watched a good Hindi movie in ages (If I remember right, the last one I thoroughly enjoyed was Jab We Met) and even the English non-animated films I’ve watched recently haven’t lived up to my expectations. For example, I can’t deny that Black Swan is well made, but it just isn’t my kind of movie. Who wants blood and horror when you can have sunshine and rainbows and happy people singing? (I’m sure many people do, but I am obviously NOT one of those people)

So it’s only natural that I loved Tangled. Sure, most of it was predictable, but it was an interesting take on the Rapunzel tale, and so cute! There were times when I found the length of her hair a little disturbing (How does she ever wash it? Does she even wash it at all? How many lice can hide in that stuff? How does she move around with that awful weight?) but I suppose there’s no point in questioning all the logic that goes into a fairy tale. Also, overall it was just so adorable that it didn’t matter much. My three favourite things about the movie:

3. Flynn Rider’s “smolder”

2. The CUTE chameleon

1. The pretty, pretty lanterns!

Thank god for Disney! (And thank Disney for heaven!)

And look, lovely new background theme!