YouTube (www.youtube.com) is amazing. And addicting… When one finds the site and proceeds to stay up until 4:00am the next morning watching clips from “Wheel of Fortune”, “The Price is Right”, and other classics, you know one has a problem.

While there is a veritable cornucopia of YouTube junk to be had, there are real treasures to be had. And this rendition of The Cremation of Sam McGee by Robert Service is one of them. Upon hearing this, I was given a fresh reminder of why poetry should be appreciated. Poetry is a living, breathing thing — more than just a bunch of dusty words on a page the teacher wants you to learn for the next test. The complete text of the poem may be had here.

Happy Halloween!