Dill came one summer and Jem was dared,
but physical courage made him not so scared,
He ran up to the oh-so forbidden Radley's mansion,
and touched the roof which caught Boo's attention.
The trio played and acted all summer,
But they never got the chance to know him proper.
Role-played Boo's forgotten past with a bunch of ideas,
And untrue myths made up by this bunch of liars.
The gifts.
Although the short skit made him sad,
But that didn't totally made Boo mad.
In fact giving gifts made him glad.
No matter how much they treated him bad.
It was this courage that Boo had there,
Daring to be in the minority and just stay there,
Because his family didn't go to church,
The religious prejudice left Boo in the lurch.
The gifts.
Two soap dolls, a pair of good-luck pennies.
A broken watch and chain and some chewing gummies.
A blanket during the fire and their lives on Halloween,
And a little care and concern and a hope to be unseen.
This led Scout discover,
On the night she brought Boo home.
From the start Boo meant no harm,
Longing to be a friend, not a foe.
And yet after so much Boo did to them,
their ignorance made Scout sad.
Boo was not forced, but wanted to stay indoors,
and this made Scout feel bad.
You never really know a man until you stand
in his shoes and walk around in them.
Boo dared to be in the minority and stay,
and this courage led him to this very day.
Wow... I must really commend on the effort put in!! To be able to put it in a way like this, for one you must have read the book from cover to cover at least a few times to understand such details. I feel that this poem really describes Boo Radley in a succinct and easily understandable manner. To be able to put all the important events that describes Boo's personality into this poem... Thumbs up :)
ReplyDeleteNice effort ! Rap and rhyming words . Boo Radley is well explained here , in an unusual way . Good job ! :) :) :)
ReplyDeleteCOOL! I betcha i can't do somethin' as awesome as this. Lets get a producer. Get it recorded. Hopefully, Kevin won't be the one singin'. haha
ReplyDeleteAnyways, on a more serious note. I'd have to comment the tremendous amount of effort put in. I can't imagine just how much time you would have spent on this. Somehow, the song gives me an impression that its a rap.
Thanks for your comments!
ReplyDelete@Joel That's right. To get the events in the correct sequence, I flipped through the book at least 5 times. Though at the end I decided not to follow the same sequence because it wouldn't rhyme! (Like gifts before the skit)
@Zhong Sheng Thanks!
@Qing Ze It's somewhere between a poem and a rap. Haha! Thanks!
Cheers!