The challenge was to write a nine line poem and some examples of form were given. I've never written a nocturna before, it's nine lines, iambic pentameter and has an ada bdb cdc rhyme scheme...
Nocturna -- unquiet
I never should so late at night eat cheese
although that Stilton is so fine on toast
I can well do without such dreams as these
I started trying to take you to the park
I thought to buy ice-cream, play perfect host
but now we're in the graveyard and it's dark
and creepy, gloomy, all in mist bedecked
but this is my dream, I could be the ghost!
I'll jump out on you for the best effect...
2017-04-12
NaPoWriMo - 2017 - April 8th - modern love an iterative algorithm
The challenge here was to write a poem that used repetition... but I wrote a poem about repetition. I'm tricksy that way...
modern love an iterative algorithm
find_hearts_content:
define: coffee in coffee_shop;
define: Joan is old and Joan is flame and Joan is barrister;
if April not in cruellest_months then
if April is young and April is lady and April is barista and April is here then
while not Joan not here; watch April; sip coffee; repeat;
greet Joan; begin conversation;
set topics equal weather and family and work and events(local)
and not feelings;
talk about topics until Joan say "Well, must rush..."
say "Goodbye"
send love to Michael and Claire;
look at window; wave at Joan;
while not heart not satisfied; watch April; smile;
goto find_hearts_content;
modern love an iterative algorithm
find_hearts_content:
define: coffee in coffee_shop;
define: Joan is old and Joan is flame and Joan is barrister;
if April not in cruellest_months then
if April is young and April is lady and April is barista and April is here then
while not Joan not here; watch April; sip coffee; repeat;
greet Joan; begin conversation;
set topics equal weather and family and work and events(local)
and not feelings;
talk about topics until Joan say "Well, must rush..."
say "Goodbye"
send love to Michael and Claire;
look at window; wave at Joan;
while not heart not satisfied; watch April; smile;
goto find_hearts_content;
2017-04-10
NaPoWriMo - 2017 - April 6th - You need to have a plan
You need to have a plan
You need to have a plan and its first part
must say the cutting edge of the state of the art
can't hold a candle to you. Investors love
that short of thing. Secondly, say you'll move
the goalposts, redefine the market, break
the paradigm, already have the stake-
holders saluting ducks all in a row
and never show your working. Although, you know
that faking rumours of a prototype
can rocket-boost the most slothful share price
and drive your competition into fits—
so that is when you sell off all the bits
then make some sort of statement in the press:
how federal regulation caused the mess.
You need to have a plan and its first part
must say the cutting edge of the state of the art
can't hold a candle to you. Investors love
that short of thing. Secondly, say you'll move
the goalposts, redefine the market, break
the paradigm, already have the stake-
holders saluting ducks all in a row
and never show your working. Although, you know
that faking rumours of a prototype
can rocket-boost the most slothful share price
and drive your competition into fits—
so that is when you sell off all the bits
then make some sort of statement in the press:
how federal regulation caused the mess.
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