“Improv” -ing/imitation, Week 3

I Remember, I Remember Remake

I REMEMBER, I remember

The letter so vague set between wipers,

Smearing the window black

aided by ducts of water;

the driveway grew longer

as the car remained a blockade;

But now, I often wish the night

Had never left the mall.

I remember, I remember

The new pair of shoes,

That just wouldn't fit right--

Hours after they were perfect!

The gutters would steal them,

while feet ran towards the yard

Past the broken paved road,--

The door is right there!

I remember, I remember

Where the walls were so thin,

And voices were seen in circles

revealing the truth that she lied;

My thoughts were undecided then

That is so heavy now,

New shoes could repair the problem

That fever on my brow.

I remember, I remember

the attic would peek through black widows;

I used to think they were spies

meant to take lives away from home:

It was a childish ignorance,

But now it is understood.

To know that life carries

Than when I was a girl.







ORIGINAL:

I Remember, I Remember

I REMEMBER, I remember

The house where I was born,

The little window where the sun

Came peeping in at morn;

He never came a wink too soon

Nor brought too long a day;

But now, I often wish the night

Had borne my breath away.

I remember, I remember

The roses red and white,

The violets and the lily cups--

Those flowers made of light!

The lilacs where the robin built,

And where my brother set

The laburnum on his birthday,--

The tree is living yet!

I remember, I remember

Where I was used to swing,

And thought the air must rush as fresh

To swallows on the wing;

My spirit flew in feathers then

That is so heavy now,

The summer pools could hardly cool

The fever on my brow.

I remember, I remember

The fir-trees dark and high;

I used to think their slender tops

Were close against the sky:

It was a childish ignorance,

But now 'tis little joy

To know I'm farther off from Heaven

Than when I was a boy.

Thomas Hood