The Versed Thread on the Forums

[cpmman]

The point of the thread
Is a place to be read
For those whose verse
May not get a ten
From the editor's pen
And a rejection or worse

Plagiarism is out
Do not tout
Any published work
From anyone else
Except yourself
For that would irk

If you wish to rhyme
That is fine
And poetic license
May be taken et al
(it can be a pal)
Even with cadence

The meter is yours
To alter the course
Of the posting
Even if blank
It qualifies in rank
And may earn a toasting

There is no prize
Of any size
For the best
Or the worst
Of your surmise

Please keep it clean
Don't want to be mean
But the COC is demanded
Or be reprimanded

My apology is done
For the foregoing
Which is weak at best
So I hope the rest
Will entertain
With zest

[wojox]

There once was a man from Nantucket....

[robsoles]

There once was a man from Nantucket....

who thought he should like to live in a bucket,
he couldn't quite fit all his things in
so he decided to try to trade up to a bin

[Jay Car]

Dynomites

Are dynomites ever named Rex?
Can they roar, even though they're just specks?
Can they smile with big teeth?
Are they green underneath,
Are there big armoured scales on their necks?

Do dynomites live at your house?
So, how many dynos can dance on a mouse?
If they're too small to see,
Could they fight with a flea?
Or would they be scared of a louse?


Little Dynomite's portrait by Jay Car (who probably shouldn't be posting things on UF late at night when she's tired and feeling silly

[lisati]

There once was an old man from Leeds
Who swallowed a packet of seeds
Great tufts of grass It soon came to pass
He was covered in grass,
And couldn't sit down for the weeds.

[whatthefunk]

If I had a real life terminal,
A drop down from somewhere across my vision terminal
From an F12 on my elbow
Or a pop-up in the corner of my eye terminal
Activated by a button in my mind perhaps
I would sudo apt-get autoclean my apartment
Autoremove last nights beer cans
And this mornings hangover
Purge this darkness that grows
Install girlfriend
With crooked teeth plugin
And additional man files.
But that is too easy
And I know myself enough to know
That if there is nothing wrong with life or Linux
Time is better spent elsewhere.

[cpmman]

We had all the lads
From their Liverpool home
Introducing fads
To where did they roam?

With their music Inspired
They were desired
By the girls who removed
Some of their attire
And promised the moon.

Were they genii or fools
Using their tools
Of musical jewels
To earn a crust
Before the dust
Of time cruels.

They had some sense
Hidden by their hair
Because in the Liverpool dens
No money to spare
But New York was there.

John and Ono led
Receiving in bed
The whole of the world
Until someone who bled,
Was not right in the head
Stole a piece of gold
From us.