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Post by evelyn on Nov 11, 2009 9:22:18 GMT
Does anyone around here write poetry? Even bad poetry?
I was kind of wondering if anyone would care to join in a variation of poetry tag, but with a Whovian/DBA/Fandom theme.
For anyone who might not know - poetry tag (in this case) is where one person posts a poem relating to the last line/stanza of the previous person's poem (or their prompts, if they leave some)... for instance.
Person 1
Plotbunnies attack me
With little feet. Some hop madly about
And shout "Exterminate!"
And others "Reciprocate!"
Still others "Create! Create!"
And funny
Enough I only seem to doubt
The ones that hide in their hutches
And hog all the metaphorical carrots.
prompts: carrots, doubt
Person 2 (going with "doubt")
A Passing Adventure
A boy stares out the window
Across wind-touseled fog
The year is 1940,
And November on the way
A light slips through the evening,
Flashing far across the lough
He searches for a source
But finds it empty the first day
A voice speaks from the radio
It says we're not alone
He thinks it's just a story
Until the second day
A girl is crying softly
Parents send him up to bed
But he isn't fool enough
To think the monster's gone away
A man was in his closet
But he can't recall his name
Only eyes and missing memories
He knows he must obey
Awake! And eyes are staring
His hands release their hold
Vocals blur; he's caught
Against two heartbeats, all is grey
His mother has been crying
And the walls are stained with black,
And blue, but in periphery
It vanishes away...
A man walks past a phonebox,
A step falls out of beat
The year is 1990
And he dares to halt and pray
A hand brushes the window
Across time-weathered glass
An old joint slips, but halts
As double-pulse hands block the way.
A man smiles out the window
And listens to his guests
Tell a thousand years of story,
A boy's concerns allayed
prompts: guests, relief
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And so on and so forth...
Any takers?
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Post by johne on Nov 11, 2009 19:46:44 GMT
Does anyone around here write poetry? Even bad poetry? I've perpetrated verse before now ( eg). Not sure I'd call it poetry as such. ;D |
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Post by evelyn on Nov 11, 2009 23:31:06 GMT
What did you think that "plotbunny" thing was? Really, bad poetry is pretty amusing, too? *hope hope*
I mean, it's easy to make something up if the quality is unimportant, um... let's see...
Alistair, Alistair
Has a nice derriere
... No. Scrap that one. But you see my point?
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Post by merrythemad on Nov 12, 2009 0:07:55 GMT
I'll play! Do I just use relief or guests as a prompt then?
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Post by evelyn on Nov 12, 2009 0:20:13 GMT
Yeah! Go for it! ;D
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Post by clocketpatch on Nov 12, 2009 0:53:05 GMT
Alistair, Alistair
Has a nice derriere Mmmm.... Brig butt. *ahem* Did I say something? Doodeedoodeedoo... |
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Post by primsong on Nov 12, 2009 5:45:24 GMT
I'll play! Do I just use relief or guests as a prompt then? And here I thought she was going to use the "derriere" line.  |
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Post by merrythemad on Nov 12, 2009 20:13:11 GMT
the guests had been late
the food was going to waste
this day; no relief
(I know it's haiku and fairly crappy at that but I'm really just warming up)
prompts food and waste
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Post by clocketpatch on Nov 12, 2009 20:58:14 GMT
(Oh, you were just asking for this)
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And as the Time Lord waited,
He thought of the very many things he hated:
Burning toast and sad love stories,
Ood imprisoned in the holds of space lorries,
Which led him back to being alone,
On a picnic far from home,
Which was gone,
Because he'd blown it up.
Then, before angst could set in, the guests showed up!
The TARDIS was the first on the scene, and oh how her paneling gleamed.
Out hopped a Doctor, one, two, three, more -
Quite a few Doctors, I won't list them all.
But the one wearing beige tripped over the one with the scarf,
And then from the distance came a menacing larf,
A cackle more like, at the chaos in the making,
The Master, you see, had been doing some baking.
Some wibbling later, some wobbles and grief,
The Tenth Doctor was stripped to his briefs!
And covered in cake, for reasons unknown,
(At least it didn't involve hands, or premature glowing!)
The one in the ruffles had a disapproving frown,
While the beige instigator just stared at the ground.
Some seeing this scene would say, "Ack! What a waste!"
But, as every DbyAer knows, Ten!cakes have the best taste!
...
Prompts: Master, scarf
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Post by johne on Nov 13, 2009 20:18:19 GMT
(My regrets to Hiawatha).
Deep below the palace kitchens
In a dimly-shadowed passage
Two companions hurried onward
Meeting not each other's glances
Fearing they might lose composure
Wondering with apprehension
Would the Doctor wax with fury
Hearing he had lost his neckwear
Lost his multicoloured neckwear?
Somewhere in the rooms behind them
Gagged and bound with woollen cordage
Was the Master, caught abruptly
In the midst of all his plotting
Caught ere he could even struggle
Caught and rendered briefly harmless.
Thus they scurried through the tunnel
Tegan and the golden-headed
Romanadvoratrelundar.
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Post by evelyn on Nov 13, 2009 21:20:13 GMT
Johne! Ohhh... I love this most excellent fan verse! I love it so much! *squee* Wrapping the Master in 4's scarf! XD
(PS: Clocket, what happened to the line about "licking it off" or however that went...? That made my morning yesterday.)
Romana sez:
My sense of dress
May not impress the High Council, it's true
At least I have the self-respect
Not to dress like you!
--------- (and then, of course, her second regeneration goes and does just that... )
Four: Exactly! Good heavens, that's exactly right! Ha! I never realized you had such a sense of style.
prompts: snooty, arrogant
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Post by librarylover on Nov 14, 2009 0:22:29 GMT
These are all quite good! I am dusting off my poetry hat.
A haughty Time Lady from Gallifrey
Stunned the Doctor to silence one fateful day
Her boast of "triple first"
Implied the Doc was the worst
And the perfect pair went on their merry way
Prompts: travel, companion
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Post by IMForeman on Nov 14, 2009 7:55:23 GMT
(I can't help but feeling like this would give people the wrong impression about what TARDIS travel entails, but the Doctor is sometimes sort of obtuse...)
Attention! Bored with your life and looking for fun?
Companion is wanted to be TARDIS plus one
You must enjoy travel, should have open mind
It helps to be curious, fearless, and kind
This is a job offering like no other
Housing provided, please don't tell your mother
So call the number below, and don't be deterred
by the area code. P.S. - blondes are preferred.
Prompts: K-9, evil laughter.
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Post by librarylover on Nov 14, 2009 22:39:48 GMT
(I can't help but feeling like this would give people the wrong impression about what TARDIS travel entails, but the Doctor is sometimes sort of obtuse...) Attention! Bored with your life and looking for fun? Companion is wanted to be TARDIS plus one You must enjoy travel, should have open mind It helps to be curious, fearless, and kind This is a job offering like no other Housing provided, please don't tell your mother So call the number below, and don't be deterred by the area code. P.S. - blondes are preferred. Prompts: K-9, evil laughter. Funny! |
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Post by clocketpatch on Nov 14, 2009 22:49:57 GMT
(PS: Clocket, what happened to the line about "licking it off" or however that went...? That made my morning yesterday.) Ah, I'm well known for not ceasing to fiddle with things long after I should. But, here, it can be an alternate ending: Some seeing this scene would say, "Ack! What a waste of good cake!" A DbyAer however knows, "you can still lick it off, for goodness sake!" --- IM, that line of verse is brilliant. You should be putting it on the Teaspoon, y/y? |
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Post by lostspook on Nov 15, 2009 16:52:18 GMT
I'm soooo impressed by you all. I just don't do poetry. I mean, I like reading it, and quoting it unnecessarily, but writing it?
So I love your efforts - wow!
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Post by jjpor on Nov 15, 2009 21:23:18 GMT
K9, K9, burning bright,
Something, something something,
Er...
Well, it started out well, didn't it? ;D
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Post by lostspook on Nov 16, 2009 20:12:03 GMT
K9, K9, burning bright, Something, something something, Er... Well, it started out well, didn't it? ;D If it's any consolation, I find it very reassuring that there are some limits to your talents... |
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Post by primsong on Nov 19, 2009 7:06:51 GMT
I can't decide if the prompt is "K-9, evil laughter" or "Something....er...." ;-)
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Post by librarylover on Nov 20, 2009 2:59:51 GMT
I can't decide if the prompt is "K-9, evil laughter" or "Something....er...." ;-) I say go with whichever inspires you. ;D |
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