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  1. 7th May 2002, 08:35 PM #1
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    Default A poem about an otter.

    Oriental Short-Clawed Otter

    'Neath the tea-dark water
    Darts from sunset to sunset
    'Twixt the crumbling twain banks
    The little ecru sentry.

    Thro' his silty domain,
    The hunting otter is no wastrel.
    One silent thrash,
    & the aureate fish is his.

    Chinese fish stuck to his ungues,
    The resonating thwack! 'gainst a flat rock
    & the meat is his,
    A hard-fought-for & sweet reward.

    Little oriental otter,
    Finishes & then resumes his hunt,
    Swimming 'neath the tea-dark water,
    The little shining koi soon to be his.
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  2. 8th May 2002, 12:16 AM #2
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    lol. H.W. Longfellow would be proud
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    I admit this is the first poem I've read about about otters.

    Now a haiku-version..?
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    Default here's a haiku for you

    Panda bear get sick
    can't have sex and die real soon
    should not eat sewage
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  5. 8th May 2002, 03:52 PM #5
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    Here's a haiku:

    Oi! The Prodigy!
    Your album's well overdue
    F*cking sort it out!
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    Sad Commie' Panda
    dying slowly,belly full
    of crap and urine
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  7. 9th May 2002, 06:46 AM #7
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    The eagle flies free
    And, landing on the stark cliff,
    Hacks up thick grey stuff.

    Haiku for WipEout:

    Racing along the course
    Carried by our aspirations
    We become streaking comets.

    Man, I haven't written poetry in awhile, can you tell?
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    not to be nit-picky or anything... well, okay to be nit-picky! a haiku must have 5 syllables in the first line, 7 syllables in the second line, and 5 in the third. it makes for a disciplined level playing field for all the participants.

    is anyone going to post a wipeout haiku challenge in the arena?
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  9. 9th May 2002, 07:00 PM #9
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    That was good, Anna,
    I really liked your poem,
    That was my haiku.
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    WipEout Haiku?

    now THAT is a strange idea, and i think if it were to be allowed, we'd need categories (like speed classes... no, j/k) for the type of poem (ballad, haiku, rhyme, etc.)

    Ill be thinking about that, watch out!

    BTW, nice poem Anna
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  11. 30th May 2002, 02:16 AM #11
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    i am not just watching out, i am putting on my fireproof, armoured driving suit with built-in mine detectors and energy-drain shielding
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    wall stripes blurred with speed
    Qirex tail-first into turns
    shield energy low


    and:

    missed the pit lane twice
    lacking an autopilot
    no medal bad luck


    but please bear in mind, I just woke up...

    :-)
    c.
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  13. 30th May 2002, 11:53 AM #13
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    Quote Originally Posted by Lance
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    i am not just watching out, i am putting on my fireproof, armoured driving suit with built-in mine detectors and energy-drain shielding
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    not a bad idea
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