Tweets…in…Space…

October 5, 2009

Note: This Newsery Rhyme was composed, edited, formatted and posted from 30,000 feet above the surface of the planet. This is news. This is me.

Way up in the bright powder blue,
Poet and quixotic knight flew.
He’s writing this rhyme,
While paying for time,
On the WiFi this poem’s sent through!

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Balls

October 2, 2009

There once were two players of tennis,
That one to another did menace,
They yelled and they fought,
Were so overwrought,
They could not tell hit from a miss.
“Calm down guys, lose the steam,”
The team ‘cross the net had to scream,
“We’re sorry you’re pissed,
But you seem to have missed,
That in doubles, you’re on the same team!”
Behind the Rhyme.

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Janus in Green

October 1, 2009

There once was a prince with two faces,
Whose tower of cards had three aces.
Of diamonds was green,
With ventings of spleen,
As the faces placed cards in their places.
Behind the Rhyme.

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Counting Rhyme Alpha-Omega

September 17, 2009

One, Two,
Ten, Nine,

The scarabs flew,
He choked on wine,

Three, Four,
Eight, Seven,

Through air they soar,
Was barr’d from heav’n,

Five, Six,
Six, Five,

Wove gold from sticks,
Fell down, alive,

Seven, Eight,
Four, Three,

Green gleaméd great,
Stood up to see,

Nine, Ten,
Two, One,

We’re rich again.
His work undone.

Behind the Rhyme.

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The Ballad of Crossed Gambits

September 16, 2009

White sang bass and Black sang tenor
As they moved across the board.
With voices high in strident cry
Across the checks they warred.
Bishops try assassination,
And Pawns advance to Queen,
Such a crying tumult, foolish game
The world has never seen.
There are some few that already
Say how the story ends,
With standing King in Black and White
In a draw that no [...]

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Crime of Passion

September 13, 2009

There once was a man from Columbus,
Robbed a woman and caused quite a big fuss.
He first ran away,
Then returned to say,
It’d be great if we date, how about us?
Behind the Rhyme.

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The Tale of Arthor Smith

September 11, 2009

Come hear the tale of Arthor Smith,
Reft fruit of husk and sought the pith,
With fingers that were stainéd with
Ink as red as blood.
Rarest of fruits grew ‘pon the bank,
Of river dread, nameless and dank,
All uncaring, young Arthor drank
Juice as red as blood.
The seeds that fell then waxéd great.
Uncaring as came dread his fate,
Still Arthor stood [...]

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Up and Down the Ladder

September 6, 2009

(If you’d like, you can sing this one to the tune of Pop! Goes the Weasel!)
Playful tricks with rickety sticks,
As John climbs up the ladder,
Up he sprung and snappéd the rung,
Schwump! Down the ladder!
Susie sings of innocent things,
‘Tis she that broke the ladder
Prop’d ‘gainst the wall, caused Johnny to fall,
Schwump! Down the ladder!
John [...]

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A Bolt from the Blue

September 4, 2009

There once was a bright bolt of lightning,
Who would through the clouds and the night spring,
Until he exploded,
On steel overloaded,
And wailed because, boy, did his plight sting!
Behind the Rhyme.

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The Tower and the Wall

September 2, 2009

Rising tall, beside a wall,
Toweréd a tower red.
Thrust heavenward,
Words it adored,
And did call, day, night and all.
Short and curt, the wall did girt
Tower tall, and they did brawl,
The wall to hush
The tower flush,
And convert, or hurt its blurt.
Yet tow’r tall, rebuff’d the wall,
Shouted out to tout the bout.
The wall did fume,
Tower resume,
To recall, words did [...]

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