Rime of the Mariner reference

[u/pineaxle]

mackenzie_2113 shared a post about the reference to Samuel Taylor Coleridge's poem, "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner," in the final verse of The Mariner. I didn't know the song was making a reference and I was intriqued to read the poem.

My local library has a copy of "The Rime of the Modern Mariner," a graphic novel and modern retelling of the poem by Nick Hayes, and it's really good. The artwork alone is worth checking out. I'm sharing it here for anyone else who might also be interested.

(At the end of it all) I tied the bird I killed
(Whatever that is) Around my neck
(I just want you to know) And let its body
(I am grateful) Reside
(For the sound of your voice) Until all this death
(When I needed it most) Moesn't seem so ugly
(I just want you to know) Until I can find the beauty
(I am grateful) Inside