same game - an original poem

in #poetsunited6 years ago (edited)


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Same game



while lately i seemed to be away too much
it was my head that was into code and such
in another direction my mind went wanderin'
completely absorbing me out of my poetic spin

if at first they seemed so utterly contrasting
at last i saw they're both just spell casting
they're in the end both just deductions to elicit
desired reactions to the writer very much explicit

then, when at last you see they are just the same
the words might differ but that it's the same game
and be it human or computer doing the receiving
it all comes down to how these words are weaving

else it really doens't matter what you write or how
this is not conjecture, just an expression of the Tao
because, coder or poet, don't we all have our mission
which's success all comes down to our word decision

do now you poet, please look into some computer code
because like poetry it's only your own thoughts slowed
computer code has strings, syntax, rhythms and rhymes
and just it's elegance can move one to tears sometimes

Yay! The poetic juices have not dried up! I was afraid poetry might be like a jealous cat and turn her back on me. I hope to be able to write more again from now on... while if then else do :D

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SInce you first made this comparison (poetry is a form of code), I kept thinking about how smart it is and also how true it is. ... It's a kind of moidern truism. Quite Tao in a way I think.

Problem was, you'd said it during a show
and so there was no text to go ;-)

Now I've a poem to quote your very clever observation about poetry being an effort to elicit a reaction. It's interesting when people react in a surprising way to what you write too, when the interpretation is quite unexpected.

Lol, yes, it is also interesting when a computer reacts in an unexpected way. But luckily computers are easier than people :)

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