The Stern'st Goodnight

This is my found poem, its lines borrowed from Shakespeare's Macbeth. I apologize to any readers who find themselves irritated by the alignment of this piece. That said, I would like to mention that the shape is a visual representation of how night suddenly morphs into a messy disorder.


The Stern'st Goodnight

what is the night?
to lie in restless ecstasy, never at quiet
weary with disasters upon the quarter of the moon

the live-long night, the torture of the mind
equivocates him in a sleep
and leaves him
disheartens him

Night's black agents to their preys do rouse
whiles Darkness does the face of earth entomb.
        spurn fate, scorn death,
        hover through the filthy air
        and let the frame of things disjoint!

                    The owl shriek'd!
             daggers upon their pillows!
                  Both worlds suffer!
                  
his blood is cold.
sleep no more! 
Pray For This Good Man 
Goodnight.

Macbeth on BBC

I don't know if anyone would find these interesting, but I was going through YouTube today...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fgj8GhcxDeo&feature=related
this is the one Ms. Mah was talking about, I think.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LC9G_CZVAL8
this one is a cartoon that skips a lot of speeches, but the lines don't stray from the original text.

Guilt-Free Snacking [this has nothing to do with English class]

For those of you who crave sweet treats at lunchtime, come out to Japan Exchange's bake sale on Thursday, May 5 in the Sea Lounge! We'll be selling...

• cookies 
• cupcakes 
• danishes*
• brownies*
• slices of pie*

If you're busy on Thursday, then maybe you want to come out to Crane Festival on Friday, May 6th in the old gym. We'll have...

• live music entertainment (guitar and taiko drum performances)
• baked goods 
• crane signing booths
• with the minimal donation of $1, you can sign one of the 1000 paper cranes that we'll take to Japan next year. 

Please note that all proceeds go directly to people in urgent need in Japan. We have connections with our sister city, Wakayama, which is just southwest of the Tohoku prefecture (the area that was heavily impacted by the earthquake).

Thanks!

P.S. I'm sorry for using the English blog as a means of advertising. 

*We have limited quantities, so please come early and hungry (although for nutritional purposes, I should recommend buying your dessert first and eating it after your meat and potatoes)