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An anthology of poems by 6P inspired by
The Night Mail by WH Auden
The Night Mail by WH Auden
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The following poems are a collection from 6P.We have explored the poetic features used within Auden's Nightmail such as rhythm, rhyme, assonance and simile.
Our poems look to recreate the rhythm, which is so distinctive in the original. In some cases we show how we might choose to make a conscious change in this rhythm when we explore a different emotion or idea.
We hope you enjoy our anthology.
6P
Email by BB
This is the Email crossing the world
Bringing your messages while you’re curled
Up on your sofa or tucked up in bed
It sits in your inbox remaining unread
From friends, family, school or the boss
Hoping you’re having good times, best wishes from the most
Good luck, happy birthday, maybe even a promotion
Long lost friends, such great emotions!
Anytime, any day, any minute and any hour
Messages around the world in an instant, what power
Out and about whether you’re in or not
Emails get to you even when you’re on the trot
On your phone, tablet or laptop
You might get a message from your favourite shop
‘Please transfer money’, ‘I have millions for you’
Is it spam? Is it phishing? Is any of it true?
Constant bombardment every minute of the day
Why can’t we go back to the old fashioned way
Mail me a card, mail me a letter
Those were the days, surely post is better?
The buzzing and the pings all turned off
As the switch clicks
Birds are chirping
The trees are gently swaying
Is it better to turn it off
The sun is shining
The clouds are slowly moving
The steam is trickling
The boats are chugging along
Peace is here
Finally at last
The buzzing and the pings al turned off
It is better to turn things off
This is the Email crossing the world
Bringing your messages while you’re curled
Up on your sofa or tucked up in bed
It sits in your inbox remaining unread
From friends, family, school or the boss
Hoping you’re having good times, best wishes from the most
Good luck, happy birthday, maybe even a promotion
Long lost friends, such great emotions!
Anytime, any day, any minute and any hour
Messages around the world in an instant, what power
Out and about whether you’re in or not
Emails get to you even when you’re on the trot
On your phone, tablet or laptop
You might get a message from your favourite shop
‘Please transfer money’, ‘I have millions for you’
Is it spam? Is it phishing? Is any of it true?
Constant bombardment every minute of the day
Why can’t we go back to the old fashioned way
Mail me a card, mail me a letter
Those were the days, surely post is better?
The buzzing and the pings all turned off
As the switch clicks
Birds are chirping
The trees are gently swaying
Is it better to turn it off
The sun is shining
The clouds are slowly moving
The steam is trickling
The boats are chugging along
Peace is here
Finally at last
The buzzing and the pings al turned off
It is better to turn things off
This is the email crossing the border
Telling amazon they’ve got an order
Down the satellite line the messages zing
You’ve got a message ping ping ping
Email isn’t the only way to connect
We have facetime and snapchat and on the screen they project
When u get a email it can cause all emotion
But at least you're happy to get a email saying u got a promotion
I know it’s a good way to keep in touch
But when they don’t stop texting it just gets too much
The feelings of joy, sadness, grief and also stress
If u see something bad it could leave you in a mess
Emails from family, friends, school and work
If someone sends u something annoying u might call them a jerk
All my friends made a group chat but didn’t invite me
I start to cry but my mum calls me for my tea
My phone starts to glitch it’s on 1%
I jump for my charger lead
But it’s too late :(
But thats okay everyone needs a break
From the constant pinging that my phone makes
So take a break go outside play around
Compared to the pinging its a whole new sound
by IW
Telling amazon they’ve got an order
Down the satellite line the messages zing
You’ve got a message ping ping ping
Email isn’t the only way to connect
We have facetime and snapchat and on the screen they project
When u get a email it can cause all emotion
But at least you're happy to get a email saying u got a promotion
I know it’s a good way to keep in touch
But when they don’t stop texting it just gets too much
The feelings of joy, sadness, grief and also stress
If u see something bad it could leave you in a mess
Emails from family, friends, school and work
If someone sends u something annoying u might call them a jerk
All my friends made a group chat but didn’t invite me
I start to cry but my mum calls me for my tea
My phone starts to glitch it’s on 1%
I jump for my charger lead
But it’s too late :(
But thats okay everyone needs a break
From the constant pinging that my phone makes
So take a break go outside play around
Compared to the pinging its a whole new sound
by IW
The Email by Tina
This is the email, winging its way
From web string to web string, through night through day
Where invoice and order pass e-codes in space
The comes the memo for zoom: face to facwe
Emails from work, from home and the spams
Emails from government and warnings of scams
A message of love that makes your heart light
The inbox keeps filling with no end in sight
The buffer ring slowly circles
The loading takes hours it seems
When signals are lost, time is like a never ending tunnel
Silent and still
Fingers flex while waiting and poised
To dance on the keyboard and hit the return
Eyes glued to the screen as life passes by
Ping! Goes the iphone, just after midnight
A blurry-eyed focus on L.E.D light
A messaging system that never does sleep
Today's generation; a slave to the beep
This is the email, winging its way
From web string to web string, through night through day
Where invoice and order pass e-codes in space
The comes the memo for zoom: face to facwe
Emails from work, from home and the spams
Emails from government and warnings of scams
A message of love that makes your heart light
The inbox keeps filling with no end in sight
The buffer ring slowly circles
The loading takes hours it seems
When signals are lost, time is like a never ending tunnel
Silent and still
Fingers flex while waiting and poised
To dance on the keyboard and hit the return
Eyes glued to the screen as life passes by
Ping! Goes the iphone, just after midnight
A blurry-eyed focus on L.E.D light
A messaging system that never does sleep
Today's generation; a slave to the beep
THE E-MAIL by EN
This is the email crossing the border,
We’re all texting now that’s the order
Facetiming, zooming, skyping gosh,
This internet stuff is very posh
SEND traveling down the wires,
People chatting about raging fires
The animals are sleeping, dreaming sweetly,
The boss is typing an email neatly
Grandma struggles with all this technology,
Says she needs a degree in ‘email-ology’
Tap tap tapping on the keys,
This type of mouse doesn't eat cheese
Staring at a screen all day,
Surely isn't good for your brain
No more night mail that's in the past,
Because with texting we’re having a blast
But we all need a break sometimes
From the ping ping pinging of social media
So take a break why don’t ya
Enjoy life and the world
This is the night mail crossing the border,
Bringing the cheque and the postal order
This is the email crossing the border,
We’re all texting now that’s the order
Facetiming, zooming, skyping gosh,
This internet stuff is very posh
SEND traveling down the wires,
People chatting about raging fires
The animals are sleeping, dreaming sweetly,
The boss is typing an email neatly
Grandma struggles with all this technology,
Says she needs a degree in ‘email-ology’
Tap tap tapping on the keys,
This type of mouse doesn't eat cheese
Staring at a screen all day,
Surely isn't good for your brain
No more night mail that's in the past,
Because with texting we’re having a blast
But we all need a break sometimes
From the ping ping pinging of social media
So take a break why don’t ya
Enjoy life and the world
This is the night mail crossing the border,
Bringing the cheque and the postal order