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Rhymey words and stuff
tjradcliffe:
Thanks! A computer guy I know says I should now write a final one called "Else"!
pwhodges:
Trump him with "fi" (originally from Algol-68).
tjradcliffe:
Funny! It's in bash script, too, I think... so I could write a poem that would only be accessible by retired Algol programmers and sysadmins!
TinPenguin:
This sonnet is a sort of tribute to Shelley's Ozymandias. At least, it has a similar theme.
Ziqqurats
Before you can build you must first destroy,
But not all destruction may be rebuilt.
Real building blocks are no child's toy,
And to topple them beckons adult guilt.
As a boy I built mighty ziqqurats -
Mighty as a boy's mind can understand.
But wooden blocks little higher than flat,
To my eyes like monoliths in the sand.
As if raised up from the desert itself,
By architect gods to adorn their earth.
Arazu, looking down from mountain's shelf,
Poured blessings upon the completed work.
Now I stand tall over old bricks cast down.
Ziqqurats fallen where they once stood proud.
tjradcliffe:
Interesting take on the theme! I've not thought about Shelley for a long time, but it might be fun to do a riff on Ozymandius. Hmm...
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