h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

William Blake. 1757–1827

The Tiger

TIGER, tiger, burning bright
In the forests of the night,
What immortal hand or eye
Could frame thy fearful symmetry?

In what distant deeps or skies
Burnt the fire of thine eyes?
On what wings dare he aspire?
What the hand dare seize the fire?

And what shoulder and what art
Could twist the sinews of thy heart?
And when thy heart began to beat,
What dread hand and what dread feet?

What the hammer? what the chain?
In what furnace was thy brain?
What the anvil? What dread grasp
Dare its deadly terrors clasp?

When the stars threw down their spears,
And water'd heaven with their tears,
Did He smile His work to see?
Did He who made the lamb make thee?

Tiger, tiger, burning bright
In the forests of the night,
What immortal hand or eye
Dare frame thy fearful symmetry?

I say it was evolution.

the owl and the pussy cat

Chips are we not allowed to post the poem if there is copywrite on it?

Ode to Spot


By Lt Commander Data

I find myself intrigued, by your subvocal oscillations,
a singular development of cat communications,
that obviates your basic hedonistic predilection
for a rhythmic stroking of your fur,
to demostrate affection.
A tail is quite essential, for your acrobatic talents.
You would not be so agile,
if you lacked it's counterbalance,
and when not being utilized to aid in locomotion,
it often serves to illustrate,
the state of your emotion.

Oh Spot, the complex levels of behavior you display,
connote a fairly well developed cognitive array,
and though you are not sentient, Spot,
and do not comprehend,
I nonetheless consider you,
a true, and valued, friend.

Edward Lear died in 1888, which is before 1935, so you can post any of his poems here. The copyright has expired.

Sorry not to have replied LW

I was worried about copyright, but it it true what they say of Gnomon...

so Datas poem is a breach of copy write oops

You could say that. But Data's poem wasn't really intended to be a work of art in its own right. It is part of a bigger work, which is the script of the TNG episode in question. You are allowed quote small parts of a work for illustrative purpose, and that's what you've done here.

Thanks Gnomon

Howl with pride and confidence for you are yourself Let your spirit run free and soar to the heavens May you never become discouraged from life's problems and tight situations For you must stand and face your destiny without fear, but with courage in your heart And you must remember and be ready for tomorrow is another day.

Wow. Where does that come from LW ?

White Blaze

http://www.geocities.com/whiteblaze39/spirit.html

What a brilliant site. Thnks

Yes it is rather nice.

How did you find it

It was purly by chance I was looking for sites about wolves and I just happened upon it found it about 3 years ago I think ?

It's really good. Will have to send it on to some of my wolfish friends.

Feel free to pass it on.

http://groups.msn.com/Wolf-den not supposed to do this but visit my msn group Wolfden