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Fain would I be

Posted by Rich Magahiz Thu, 17 Jan 2008 03:19:00 GMT

pure gold flake

spangles my spade –

I wish it were loam

Broom of Cowdenknowes

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Yet another cloneku

Posted by Rich Magahiz Tue, 15 Jan 2008 12:23:00 GMT

spotless mirror

all her nightmares

respawn unchanged

Now let’s think about this for a moment. How would you top Shenxiu if you were Huineng? Shenxiu’s poem seems impeccable!

Imagine a scifaiku post about the first probe landing on Mars. If you then did a poem on a second probe’s crash on Mars, all you’ve done is restate the first post with minor changes. Long-time Scifaiku list members call this a cloneku.

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It's quite simple, really

Posted by Rich Magahiz Tue, 15 Jan 2008 03:19:00 GMT

this is how it spreads:

troops come home,

kiss their children…

a wholly unexpected grindhouse

Trailer voiceover: You’ll come home for the holidays… in a body bag.

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An enigma

Posted by Rich Magahiz Mon, 14 Jan 2008 03:48:00 GMT

tapping your thoughts

it all flows as

a cool green mist

Eureka! we proved the need for hate

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Pilgrim

Posted by Rich Magahiz Fri, 11 Jan 2008 13:38:00 GMT

out of

the matter pod: a parfit

gentil knight

the Sibyl speaks: silos start to rise

  Ful worthy was he in his lordes werre,
  And therto hadde he riden (no man ferre)
  As wel in Cristendom as hethenesse,
  And ever honoured for his worthinesse.

– Geoffrey Chaucer

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