Emily Dickinson & Elvis Presley in Heaven

written and read by Hans Ostrom
http://poetsmusings-muser.blogspot.com/

produced by K'Nected Media
http://knectedmedia.com

They call each other `E.' Elvis picks
wildflowers near the river and brings
them to Emily. She explains half-rhymes to him.

In heaven Emily wears her hair long, sports
Levis and western blouses with rhinestones.
Elvis is lean again, wears baggy trousers

and T-shirts, a letterman's jacket from Tupelo High.
They take long walks and often hold hands.
She prefers they remain just friends. Forever.

Emily's poems now contain naugahyde, Cadillacs,
Electricity, jets, TV, Little Richard and Richard
Nixon. The rock-a-billy rhythm makes her smile.

Elvis likes himself with style. This afternoon
he will play guitar and sing "I Taste A Liquor
Never Brewed" to the tune of "Love Me Tender."

Emily will clap and harmonize. Alone
in their cabins later, they'll listen to the river
and nap. They will not think of Amherst

or Las Vegas. They know why God made them
roommates. It's because America
was their hometown. It's because

God is a thing without
feathers. It's because
God wears blue suede shoes.

Category:

News & Politics

Tags:

• Poetry
• Poems
• Emily Dickinson
• Elvis Presley
• Blue suede shoes

[sonofwalt]

I love that God, unlike hope, has no feathers, and that he wears blue suede shoes. This is excellent, and the video is a nice accompaniment.

[Spring4word]

no. that was vegas. In heaven he gets a best friend (forever)

[DrBojayGupta]

Oh, Emily. You never move, you never sleep, you're the thought I cannot keep, you're a denizen of the deep, you're an Island.

[DrBojayGupta]

Flaming hearrrrrrrrtttttt burnin' ouuuutttttttttt

[badandylaoc]

Even in heaven Elvis gets the ladies...

[jacquelynostrom]

This is wonderful. I love Hans Ostrom.

[jacquelynostrom]

I love this movie! It is so charming and Elvis and Emily are very young as they should be. Hans Ostrom is a wonderful poet.

[superelman]

Sweet, Joe! And awesome as usual, Hans. I hope to see a lot more of these!