tag:frabjoustimes.magahiz.com,:/articles/tag/mirror Original fiction and poetry 2008-08-14T21:26:55-05:00 Typo tag:frabjoustimes.magahiz.com,:Article/124 2008-08-14T21:25:01-05:00 2008-08-14T21:26:55-05:00 Rich Magahiz

<div class="kufirst">gunplay</div> <div class="kumid">won&#8217;t matter</div> <div class="kulast">the tympanum ignores</div><br /> <div class="kufirst">we always knew</div> <div class="kumid">unchecked growth</div> <div class="kulast">destroys</div><br /> <div class="kufirst">camouflaged</div> <div class="kumid">tiptoe everywhere</div> <div class="kulast">sunlight punishes irresponsibility</div><br /> <div class="kufirst">hide your children</div> <div class="kumid">as instars</div> <div class="kulast">emerge</div><br /> <div class="kufirst">rustling</div> <div class="kumid">by coldlight</div> <div class="kulast">twice three legs</div><br /> <div class="kufirst">the manifest mystery</div> <div class="kumid">ever remains:</div> <div class="kulast">extinction</div><br /> <div class="note"><a href="http://www.zooomr.com/photos/mattnic/3492874/" title="Zooomr Photo Sharing"><img src="http://static.zooomr.com/images/3492874_7454e32584.jpg" width="400" height="300" alt="Grrrrr!" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.zooomr.com/photos/mattnic/3492874/">Grrrrr!</a> by <a href="http://www.zooomr.com/mattnic/">Mattnic on Zooomr</a></div>

<div class="kufirst">gunplay</div> <div class="kumid">won&#8217;t matter</div> <div class="kulast">the tympanum ignores</div><br /> <div class="kufirst">we always knew</div> <div class="kumid">unchecked growth</div> <div class="kulast">destroys</div><br /> <div class="kufirst">camouflaged</div> <div class="kumid">tiptoe everywhere</div> <div class="kulast">sunlight punishes irresponsibility</div><br /> <div class="kufirst">hide your children</div> <div class="kumid">as instars</div> <div class="kulast">emerge</div><br /> <div class="kufirst">rustling</div> <div class="kumid">by coldlight</div> <div class="kulast">twice three legs</div><br /> <div class="kufirst">the manifest mystery</div> <div class="kumid">ever remains:</div> <div class="kulast">extinction</div><br /> <div class="note"><a href="http://www.zooomr.com/photos/mattnic/3492874/" title="Zooomr Photo Sharing"><img src="http://static.zooomr.com/images/3492874_7454e32584.jpg" width="400" height="300" alt="Grrrrr!" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.zooomr.com/photos/mattnic/3492874/">Grrrrr!</a> by <a href="http://www.zooomr.com/mattnic/">Mattnic on Zooomr</a></div> tag:frabjoustimes.magahiz.com,:Article/119 2008-07-22T14:39:36-05:00 2008-07-22T15:09:29-05:00 Rich Magahiz

<div class="kufirst">Do</div> <div class="kumid">not</div> <div class="kumid">bother</div> <div class="kumid">to bring a</div> <div class="kumid">toothbrush, or a book &#8211;</div> <div class="kumid">it&#8217;ll be over sooner than that &#8211;</div> <div class="kumid">but you&#8217;ll want a camera and a box of postcards.</div> <div class="kumid">And when they bring the tray of drinks</div> <div class="kumid">and make you sit up,</div> <div class="kumid">make a scene!</div> <div class="kumid">They made</div> <div class="kumid">us</div> <div class="kulast">wait.</div><br /> <div class="note"><blockquote>Virgin employees sit in the cabin of a prototype <a href="http://science.howstuffworks.com/spaceshiptwo2.htm">Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo spacecraft</a> at the Science Museum on February 14, 2007 in London, England. The Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo is destined to be the first ever vehicle for space tourism. The SpaceShipTwo will carry six passengers and two pilots, offering a total flight time of 2 hours. Around 200 firm reservations have been placed already with projected flight costs estimated to be $200,000 per passenger.</blockquote> <blockquote><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2007/jul/28/spaceexploration">Propulsion system for hybrid craft blows up </a></blockquote> </div>

<div class="kufirst">Do</div> <div class="kumid">not</div> <div class="kumid">bother</div> <div class="kumid">to bring a</div> <div class="kumid">toothbrush, or a book &#8211;</div> <div class="kumid">it&#8217;ll be over sooner than that &#8211;</div> <div class="kumid">but you&#8217;ll want a camera and a box of postcards.</div> <div class="kumid">And when they bring the tray of drinks</div> <div class="kumid">and make you sit up,</div> <div class="kumid">make a scene!</div> <div class="kumid">They made</div> <div class="kumid">us</div> <div class="kulast">wait.</div><br /> <div class="note"><blockquote>Virgin employees sit in the cabin of a prototype <a href="http://science.howstuffworks.com/spaceshiptwo2.htm">Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo spacecraft</a> at the Science Museum on February 14, 2007 in London, England. The Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo is destined to be the first ever vehicle for space tourism. The SpaceShipTwo will carry six passengers and two pilots, offering a total flight time of 2 hours. Around 200 firm reservations have been placed already with projected flight costs estimated to be $200,000 per passenger.</blockquote> <blockquote><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2007/jul/28/spaceexploration">Propulsion system for hybrid craft blows up </a></blockquote> </div> tag:frabjoustimes.magahiz.com,:Article/118 2008-07-19T17:36:42-05:00 2008-07-19T20:56:24-05:00 Rich Magahiz

<div class="kufirst">unlike</div> <div class="kumid">us,</div> <div class="kumid">she does not</div> <div class="kumid">keep it in a</div> <div class="kumid">cranium; instead it hangs</div> <div class="kumid">in a velvet pouch at her waist where it swings</div> <div class="kumid">not far from her dagger hand</div> <div class="kumid">and if you ask &#8211;</div> <div class="kumid">with a smile &#8211;</div> <div class="kumid">she&#8217;ll</div> <div class="kulast">show you</div><br /> <div class="note">The Lucan-no-haiku form is described in a marginal note <a href="http://magahiz.com/frabjous/b2006/inkblood.html">here</a>. This one is a slight variation taking a mirrored <em>2-1-3-4-7-11-7-4-3-1-2</em> syllable count</div>

<div class="kufirst">unlike</div> <div class="kumid">us,</div> <div class="kumid">she does not</div> <div class="kumid">keep it in a</div> <div class="kumid">cranium; instead it hangs</div> <div class="kumid">in a velvet pouch at her waist where it swings</div> <div class="kumid">not far from her dagger hand</div> <div class="kumid">and if you ask &#8211;</div> <div class="kumid">with a smile &#8211;</div> <div class="kumid">she&#8217;ll</div> <div class="kulast">show you</div><br /> <div class="note">The Lucan-no-haiku form is described in a marginal note <a href="http://magahiz.com/frabjous/b2006/inkblood.html">here</a>. This one is a slight variation taking a mirrored <em>2-1-3-4-7-11-7-4-3-1-2</em> syllable count</div>