Ode to Google
Oh Google how I love thee yes I do
My burden you do ease, my sorrow falls
I trust in life that you will guide me through
When I am lost you show me open doors
When life confounds you make it all so clear
I seek your wisdom and I plead my case
Without judgement you set my mind at ease
With you by my side I never need fear
All of the world’s knowledge I can embrace
And with that I may do as I shall please.
By SJ Driscoll
(Inspired by Simon's poem and constructed with the aid of Google and Wikipedia to find the formal structure of odes and iambic pentameter)
Several things should be clear by this poem. I heart google. My poetic ability is limited to one stanza. And I have no life.
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I'm flattered if my paltry rhyme
ReplyDeleteAwoke the muse for you this time
And much as I admire your verse
Beware the dreaded poet's curse
No crystal ball could better predict
The formation of another rhyming addict
Whose every lexical choice is agony
Determined by immutable laws of euphony
And rest assured your verse will be frugal
When you try to find a match for Google
Your life will no longer be in your hands
Once you submit to Rhyme's exacting demands
So take my advice and get out now
Save yourself if you know how
Disaster can certainly still be averted
And your discourse remain largely unperverted
Heed my warning before you fall
For Rhyme's soporific siren call ...
You have put me to shame Simon, I must therefore respectfully retire my poetic ambitions.
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