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Parody; Under the Greenwood Tree


Shakespeare has always been a very great influencer of literature . He has written over 158 sonnets and among them , there is this beautiful composition from the drama "As you like it". The sonnet is very collected and has some elements of fantasy. 

 
Under the greenwood tree
Who loves to lie with me,
And turn his merry note
Unto the sweet bird's throat,
Come hither, come hither, come hither:
            Here shall he see
            No enemy
But winter and rough weather.

Who doth ambition shun
And loves to live i' the sun,
Seeking the food he eats,
And pleased with what he gets,
Come hither, come hither, come hither:
            Here shall he see
            No enemy
But winter and rough weather.

Expression of the sonnet -
The tree in this sonnet, has grown in an enchanting forest . The dazzling one always protects the forest animals under it's magical shadow . The beauty of it attracts the fantastical creatures from the forest ( Come hither - come here). Mystical souls lie under it to heal themselves. No enemy can reach near its charm. It aids the creatures with its singing and merry notes. -Direct description
 

By imitating some parts from the sonnet I have tried to form a parody but it is an antithesis, the exact opposite form of the tree . By writing this I didn't mean to harm the beauty of the original sonnet . But just the striking curiosity regarding the opposite version , made me create this piece .
 
 
Under the greenwood tree-
Into the woods nothing's clear 
Where witches , ghosts and wolves appear
Into the the woods and through the fear 
A beautiful tree stands near a river 
Green wood tree it calls itself , it tells you fate 
Leads you into the mysterious fantasy gate 
Under the green wood tree it loves to lie with me
Over and forever Larger than the sea
 
People come over and go 
Lie stuffed in them and so does sorrow 
Fantasy can give you best excuse 
Come to green wood tree to find the Muse 
Lies over lies it tells you 
"You will become rich , you will become happier in minutes or few"

Beautifully cherished tree has fruits of lie 
It feeds your fates so much ,so you can't deny ..

Fake all the fantasy is and reality is on its creek 
No one ever cared because it will cause you a freak 
 Ghosts and people come here always 
Never ever they fall into the correct ways 

 dignity of the tree so much , that you may get blinded 
All the beauty it has around so sorrunded

Come and go , people may dismay 
As the life they had lied to its on to decay 

"Fate says so" the tree exclaims 
Shorten your life and erase the names 

Memory starts to fade until the last breath 
Causing the fantasy to take you to your unwilling death ...

Under the green wood tree
Who loves to lie with me ..


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