Write a Spontaneous Poem

freshnesschronic · 07-16-2007, 02:34 AM

Arbitrary

The humidifier runs constantly like a Kenyan in Boston. I scratch my bare stomache as I gaze blankly into my LCD screen, looking for it but I cannot find it. It is not on my screen but in my head; but I still search for it on the screen. How futile it is.

Times strolls by as if Jack the Ripper was casually strolling past Big Ben and I know I shouldn't be up this late. Just like last night, and the night before that, and the whole goddamn summer. I glance at the unmade bed and pause to ponder if I made it up for the whole two months I've been back living with my parents. I do not know.

Sometimes I wonder if I could have enjoyed grade school more than I did. Because college is the best thing that ever happened to me. I anxiously await the day that I move into my house with my other four friends in Urbana. That die sun will shine down upon the rooftops as I unload my life for nine months.

But, I wonder. Will I be doing the same thing that I am doing at home? Staying up late for no reason at all? That question makes me smile. Why would I ask myself something I already know.

WabUfvot5 · 07-16-2007, 04:04 AM

Still awake at this time
should be up at nine
What the fuck
at The Cellar I'm stuck

skysidhe · 07-16-2007, 10:00 AM

The valley looks like a matted green carpet.
Rolling hills and gentle nubs.Inlets and black bear cubs.
I am looking down with a birds eye view. Nautres tapestry.
It's rivers running yon. I yawn. Up at the break of dawn.

HungLikeJesus · 07-16-2007, 10:20 AM

A week ago
a spider bit me
right between the eyes.
My eyes swelled shut,
my head swelled up
to twice its normal size.

Two nights ago
a spider bit me
right between the thighs.
My butt swelled shut,
my c*ck swelled up
to twice its normal size.

Last night
I heard a voice
coming from the cellar.
It was my wife,
singing,
"Need more spiders."

Shawnee123 · 07-16-2007, 10:37 AM

I are serious cat
I know where it's at
The troll I mean, I know he lurks
He sneaks, he spies, he eyes, he jerks.
He not cheezburger
So hold the workz.
He haz bucket
The bucket iz lost
I are serious cat
I know what it cost.

freshnesschronic · 07-16-2007, 05:04 PM

each one is exponentially better than the next!

Uisge Beatha · 07-16-2007, 06:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by freshnesschronic

each one is exponentially better than the next!

Better than the next? Oh, so the first is by far the best, eh, fresh? :p Ah, just kiddin'.

_____Oh, happy cellar

_____Bastion of beauty and wit

_____Friendship always found

DanaC · 07-16-2007, 07:03 PM

Okay, since its spontaneous, it doesn't have an ending, it's just two verses. Can't come up with the end without giving it more thought.

Tell me more, while I
memorise, your eyes,
Each
laughter line
and the way that
you smile,
for

I can see, that the night
is almost at an end,
The bar
is emptying
And the taxis are
Gathering
Force.

Elspode · 07-16-2007, 11:01 PM

Every time I feel enlightened
Or even slightly cool
I find myself being weird and frightened
And knowing I am a fool

07-16-2007, 11:46 PM

She sleeps by my side
still
after all these years I want her
still
more beautiful in my eyes today than yesterday
still
I can't wait for morning, breakfast brings new love
still
still she is the ache in my heart
I am in love
still
all that I need from her will never stay
still
new love every day blossoms out of old
old that lives
still
my love

07-16-2007, 11:50 PM

Just a couple of min and I only came back and added the last two lines.

Shawnee123 · 07-17-2007, 08:11 AM

What I give
You take
What I dream
You fake
When I cry
You breathe
When I need
You leave

HungLikeJesus · 07-17-2007, 09:00 AM

A
Spontaneous
Poem
Should
Not
Be
Written
In
Haste

Shawnee123 · 07-17-2007, 09:09 AM

Did you not like my poems?

HungLikeJesus · 07-17-2007, 09:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shawnee123

Did you not like my poems?

Shawnee -- I thought of that while riding my motorcycle in to work this morning. It was intended to be ironic, and zen-ish.

I like your poem, and DanaC's, but I was trying to avoid commentary.

07-16-2007, 02:34 AM	#1
freshnesschronic Professor Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,555	Write a Spontaneous Poem Arbitrary The humidifier runs constantly like a Kenyan in Boston. I scratch my bare stomache as I gaze blankly into my LCD screen, looking for it but I cannot find it. It is not on my screen but in my head; but I still search for it on the screen. How futile it is. Times strolls by as if Jack the Ripper was casually strolling past Big Ben and I know I shouldn't be up this late. Just like last night, and the night before that, and the whole goddamn summer. I glance at the unmade bed and pause to ponder if I made it up for the whole two months I've been back living with my parents. I do not know. Sometimes I wonder if I could have enjoyed grade school more than I did. Because college is the best thing that ever happened to me. I anxiously await the day that I move into my house with my other four friends in Urbana. That die sun will shine down upon the rooftops as I unload my life for nine months. But, I wonder. Will I be doing the same thing that I am doing at home? Staying up late for no reason at all? That question makes me smile. Why would I ask myself something I already know.

07-16-2007, 10:00 AM	#3
skysidhe ~~Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.~~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 6,828	The valley looks like a matted green carpet. Rolling hills and gentle nubs.Inlets and black bear cubs. I am looking down with a birds eye view. Nautres tapestry. It's rivers running yon. I yawn. Up at the break of dawn. Last edited by skysidhe; 07-16-2007 at 10:01 AM. Reason: correcting tapestry

07-16-2007, 10:20 AM	#4
HungLikeJesus Only looks like a disaster tourist Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: above 7,000 feet Posts: 7,208	Spiders in the Cellar A week ago a spider bit me right between the eyes. My eyes swelled shut, my head swelled up to twice its normal size. Two nights ago a spider bit me right between the thighs. My butt swelled shut, my c*ck swelled up to twice its normal size. Last night I heard a voice coming from the cellar. It was my wife, singing, "Need more spiders." __________________ Keep Your Bodies Off My Lawn SteveDallas's Random Thread Picker.

07-16-2007, 10:37 AM	#5
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Bombs and lolcats poem I are serious cat I know where it's at The troll I mean, I know he lurks He sneaks, he spies, he eyes, he jerks. He not cheezburger So hold the workz. He haz bucket The bucket iz lost I are serious cat I know what it cost. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

07-16-2007, 11:01 PM	#9
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	Every time I feel enlightened Or even slightly cool I find myself being weird and frightened And knowing I am a fool __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

07-16-2007, 04:04 AM	#2
WabUfvot5 Operations Operative Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 634	Still awake at this time should be up at nine What the fuck at The Cellar I'm stuck

07-16-2007, 05:04 PM	#6
freshnesschronic Professor Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,555	each one is exponentially better than the next!

07-16-2007, 07:03 PM	#8
DanaC We have to go back, Kate! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 25,964	Okay, since its spontaneous, it doesn't have an ending, it's just two verses. Can't come up with the end without giving it more thought. Tell me more, while I memorise, your eyes, Each laughter line and the way that you smile, for I can see, that the night is almost at an end, The bar is emptying And the taxis are Gathering Force.

07-16-2007, 11:46 PM	#10
rkzenrage Guest Posts: n/a	She sleeps by my side still after all these years I want her still more beautiful in my eyes today than yesterday still I can't wait for morning, breakfast brings new love still still she is the ache in my heart I am in love still all that I need from her will never stay still new love every day blossoms out of old old that lives still my love

07-16-2007, 11:50 PM	#11
rkzenrage Guest Posts: n/a	Just a couple of min and I only came back and added the last two lines.

07-17-2007, 08:11 AM	#12
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	now this was spontaneous What I give You take What I dream You fake When I cry You breathe When I need You leave __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

07-17-2007, 09:00 AM	#13
HungLikeJesus Only looks like a disaster tourist Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: above 7,000 feet Posts: 7,208	Life Lesson A Spontaneous Poem Should Not Be Written In Haste __________________ Keep Your Bodies Off My Lawn SteveDallas's Random Thread Picker.

07-17-2007, 09:09 AM	#14
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Did you not like my poems? __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

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