Drowned Hamlet
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sovay and for papersky. Some context here.
Sea-Change
The prince's eyes did not turn into pearl.
Tendrils of coral do not shroud his bones.
The sharks and worms who eat his flesh, unfurl
his ribs, destroy his heart-- ignore his throne.
The sea-nymphs do not ring their knells for him.
His antic disposition is dispersed.
His brain is dead, his humor, sorrow, whim,
the essay Wittenberg might give a First.
And yet, he would not think his life too short:
Ophelia is happy still, at court.
sovay and for papersky. Some context here.Sea-Change
The prince's eyes did not turn into pearl.
Tendrils of coral do not shroud his bones.
The sharks and worms who eat his flesh, unfurl
his ribs, destroy his heart-- ignore his throne.
The sea-nymphs do not ring their knells for him.
His antic disposition is dispersed.
His brain is dead, his humor, sorrow, whim,
the essay Wittenberg might give a First.
And yet, he would not think his life too short:
Ophelia is happy still, at court.
