A poem about an otter.

[Bob Todd]

Oriental Short-Clawed Otter

'Neath the tea-dark water
Darts from sunset to sunset
'Twixt the crumbling twain banks
The little ecru sentry.

Thro' his silty domain,
The hunting otter is no wastrel.
One silent thrash,
& the aureate fish is his.

Chinese fish stuck to his ungues,
The resonating thwack! 'gainst a flat rock
& the meat is his,
A hard-fought-for & sweet reward.

Little oriental otter,
Finishes & then resumes his hunt,
Swimming 'neath the tea-dark water,
The little shining koi soon to be his.

[Lance]

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lol. H.W. Longfellow would be proud
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[Piranha Advancements]

I admit this is the first poem I've read about about otters.

Now a haiku-version..?

[Hydra XL]

Panda bear get sick
can't have sex and die real soon
should not eat sewage

[Bob Todd]

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

Here's a haiku:

Oi! The Prodigy!
Your album's well overdue
F*cking sort it out!

[Piranha Advancements]

Sad Commie' Panda
dying slowly,belly full
of crap and urine

[Synthetic Consciousness]

The eagle flies free
And, landing on the stark cliff,
Hacks up thick grey stuff. :D

Haiku for WipEout:

Racing along the course
Carried by our aspirations
We become streaking comets.

Man, I haven't written poetry in awhile, can you tell? :P

[Lance]

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not to be nit-picky or anything... well, okay to be nit-picky! a haiku must have 5 syllables in the first line, 7 syllables in the second line, and 5 in the third. it makes for a disciplined level playing field for all the participants.

is anyone going to post a wipeout haiku challenge in the arena?
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[Asimulant]

That was good, Anna,
I really liked your poem,
That was my haiku.

[Armoredgear7]

WipEout Haiku?

now THAT is a strange idea, and i think if it were to be allowed, we'd need categories (like speed classes... no, j/k) for the type of poem (ballad, haiku, rhyme, etc.)

Ill be thinking about that, watch out!

BTW, nice poem Anna :)

[Lance]

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i am not just watching out, i am putting on my fireproof, armoured driving suit with built-in mine detectors and energy-drain shielding
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[Consortium]

wall stripes blurred with speed
Qirex tail-first into turns
shield energy low


and:

missed the pit lane twice
lacking an autopilot
no medal bad luck


but please bear in mind, I just woke up...

:-)
c.

[Armoredgear7]

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i am not just watching out, i am putting on my fireproof, armoured driving suit with built-in mine detectors and energy-drain shielding
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not a bad idea :)