Category Archives: poetry

Poem: Dissection

If we just hack our way through the outer meaning. Continue reading

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Riddles are shiny.

(Reposting this old piece so I can more easily find it. One line tweaked to make it generic.) I found a fragrant pebble; When I smelt it, out he came. He turns quite green with envy If left out in … Continue reading

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Contest! (involves kitty and doggerel)

What colour is the cat who writes this complaint, AND WHY? Continue reading

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Clerihews

One of the regular commenters on Platitude for the Day has got me into clerihews. Continue reading

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#26, Pub Crawl RSVP

Someone in Religion sent around a blank-verse invitation to come pub crawling for his leaving do… Continue reading

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#25, Riddle 4

a headless scarecrow-frame; Continue reading

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#24, Riddle 3

Again, a rhyming 'clue' written for a roleplay board. Continue reading

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Random stuff and #23, Country Road Meeting

Since I'm awake anyway, a poem. Continue reading

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#22, Easy Riddle 2

A-standing on my tippy-toes, Continue reading

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#21, Easy Riddle 1

Shiny and brown in the face, Continue reading

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#17, I Want a Dog

A poem about how I… well, honestly, the title pretty much covers it. Continue reading

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#16, Invinzibility

A poem written for "Vinzin" on the Jack art exchange board, about his character. Continue reading

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#15, Frequently Barked Questions

A poem about a Baskerville. Written for work's newsletter. Continue reading

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(not counted) Haiku

It's about something vile. Continue reading

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#14, Rescue

A poem about a rescue that needs rescuing itself. Continue reading

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#13, Flock

A silly poem about… well, you'll see. Continue reading

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#11, Railing

Railing A fence, my sweet!—why, what's a fence?— a mere eight feet of paling wood. It's nothing but—you smell so good— a minor inconvenience— I've bested worse. The other day I beat a pit bull and his four, no, seven … Continue reading

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