I've been reading The Poets' Grimm: 20th Century Poems from Grimm's Fairy Tales for quite a while now. There are so many good pieces in it. Today I'm sharing a poem by Neil Gaiman.
InstructionsThe round up is hosted by Sara Lewis Holmes at Read*Write*Believe. Do stop by and take in all the wonderful poetry being shared this week. Before you go, be sure to check out this week's poetry stretch results. Happy poetry Friday all!
by Neil Gaiman
Touch the wooden gate in the wall you never
saw before.
Say "please" before you open the latch,
go through,
walk down the path.
A red metal imp hangs from the green-painted
front door,
as a knocker,
do not touch it; it will bite your fingers.
Walk through the house. Take nothing. Eat
nothing.
Read the entire poem.
Better yet, listen to Neil read it himself.
Wonderful! Love listening to him. He can read the phone book and it would sound good. :)
ReplyDeleteThank you for that! I very much enjoyed listening to him read his poem!
ReplyDeleteI've always dug that piece--never seen the video, though. Thanks for that!
ReplyDeleteThat's TWO Neil sightings this Poetry Friday! Thanks for the video goodness.
ReplyDeleteTricia,
ReplyDeleteI've been dying to get a copy of The Poets' Grimm--but even the used copies are really expensive.
I love fairy tale poems. Thanks for this Poetry friday post.
Oh, Neil Neil Neil.
ReplyDeleteCarry on...
I've read that poem several times, and adore it. But I do so love hearing/seeing Gaiman read his own work. He's so marvelous. Thanks for posting it!
ReplyDeleteI love this poem, and goodness, this man has a more awesome voice than he has any right to... sigh.
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