I swim in seas of dark blue dominoes
Of rigid modules of the truthless whole
A domino myself, I yet decry
My universe's trenchant lack of soul
But as I clack in existential throes
Upset the lines, and set the sea to roll
I cannot help but thank for what is mine
And with my mind, the shapeless mass cajole
Now this is really all I have to say
An existential whinefest, everyday
But since a sonnet's set at fourteen lines
Now must diverge from existential whines
My rhyme scheme's screwed, had you not noticed yet
One line to go, I'll soon be done, don't fret.



Feel free to send me cash.

I like it, its very good, have you considerred writing a panto?

I wear pants *all the time*, thank you very much. Write some poems.

Ah but you would write some genious pantos!!!

What is this 'pantos'?

Imagine a white-faced man who cannot speak, wearing huge trousers.

You now have a pantomime.

(Very British, I'm afraid, but very traditional if Jim Davidson is not involved.)

Skids, I am serious here, don't confuse the poor boy! Its like a disney film with slap stick, goodies baddies, throwing sweets at children, panto dames (men dressed as women) principle boys (women dressed as men) lots of rhyming scripts, lots of audience participation - booing and hissing, great fun!

[en.wikipedia.org]

Totally agree with the no Jim Davidson!

Even though throwing sweets at children seems a fine idea, I think it is supposed to be to children. Even this seems to be disappearing under a mountain of health and safety paranoia ("choking hazard").

For the benefit of those not part of the British Empire, the Wikipedia entry above gives a pretty good snapshot of pantomime, especially if you skip over the opening "History" section, which doesn't really relate to what happens nowadays.

There is an amazing site dedicated to all things panto at [www.its-behind-you.com]

No, they definitely throw the sweets at the children! Health and Saftey has taken some radio active potion and morphed into a monster beyond all believable proportions!

I bet Christopher Biggins has a tally of how many naughty boys and girls he 'accidently' hits! The darker side of panto! It's weird imagining no panto, I am glad we have it, I like a good panto!

Ode to my poor lost Renault Laguna - may the Peugot that caused your demise suffer the curse of a thousand paper cuts with lemon juice in them :(

You sit there looking crumpled
Looking lost in the grim car park
I walk away with tears in my eyes
My heart surrounded with dark
You've been such a good friend to me
It hurts to let you go
You look so lonely and betrayed
I wonder if you know
That your useful life is at an end
Who knew a car could be a friend
If I had the money, I'd make you whole
But your fate is outside of my control
All I can do now is let you die
Thank you Laguna, and goodbye

Oh, how sad! Now I want to cry! (Seriously, it brings tears to my eyes.)

RIP poor Laguna :'(

yeah poor vroom vroom. It actually is quite sad - it's a good car and doesn't deserve this, but I guess that's life on the roads.

Tomorrow I may write an ode to decorators and how they are ruining my life!!! :p

I wrote a love sonnet...Fourteen lines, classic English sonnet ABABCDCDEFEFGG rhyme, iambic pentameter(ish). See what you think.

You are my world, my life, my joy and sun,
Near me every moment I wake, I see.
With you, things are clear, they resolve to one,
Without, I would know neither ease nor glee.
You wait for me patiently every night,
Then give the fix that lets the day begin.
You give me shade to shield from morning light
While subtle help seeps so secretly in.
You show the way to me from dawn to dusk,
My guide through life whene’er I should need you,
Prevent that I become an empty husk
As without you I should so quickly do.
I could never destroy a bond so deep,
Although contact lenses are now quite @#$%&.

ROFL!!!!!!!!!!!!

Love it! :)

I do not have the same feelings, but it is a good poem.

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'We're all mad here. I'm mad, you're mad." [said the Cat.]
"How do you know I'm mad?" said Alice.
"You must be," said the Cat, "Or you wouldn't have come here."
- Lewis Carroll, Alice's Adventures In Wonderland

Hats off to that!

As a former spekkie four eyes I can hold with that sentiment only too well!

Yesyesyes! Muchgood!

Thanks, guys. Was the twist at the end a surprise for you all?



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