poetry and stuff

Dead English Poet Update

“ Most of us have read a poem titled "The Passionate Shepherd to His Love" by Christopher Marlowe. Pretty standard stuff for English Lit and Fine Arts majors. Used to be ubiquitous in AP and Honors English classes in most high schools, too. Easy to Google if you don't remember it or never read it. Well, I heard someone quoting it this afternoon while I was trying to take a nap during a pleasant afternoon rain.  Naturally I decided to update the silly thing. Here's my modern version (one extra stanza . . . just COULDN'T leave out Islam, now could I): “     The Pompous Congressman to His Constituent     Come vote for me for goodness' sake     That I might all the taxes take     To spend on trips and luxuries     In ways you might call fantasies.     And I will sit left of the aisle     To doze and harumph all the while     The sham assemblage congregates     And pork and kickback legislates. [continueed] ” ”