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That's right, a poetry thread! I figured this place could do with a little culture. :evil:

This is the place to post your favorite poems. Please stick to poems that have at least SOME literary value. Nobody wants to read bad MySpace emo poetry (in fact, let's just avoid goth and emo poetry altogether, unless the poem is particularly famous). Also, don't post any song lyrics. On the other hand, poems by authors like Shel Silverstein or Agatha Christie (yes, she wrote poems too), is more than welcome. Please place the actual poem in quote tags. Also, include an explanation of why you like the poem in question.

I'll begin.

One of my favorite poems is Richard Cory by Edwin Arlington Robinson. I like this poem because I feel it captures an essential truth about wealth and success... and because it's written as a red herring with a shocking yet appropriate ending.

Richard Cory
By Edwin Arlington Robinson


Whenever Richard Cory went down town,
We people on the pavement looked at him:
He was a gentleman from sole to crown,
Clean-favoured and imperially slim.

And he was always quietly arrayed,
And he was always human when he talked;
But still he fluttered pulses when he said,
"Good Morning!" and he glittered when he walked.

And he was rich, yes, richer than a king,
And admirably schooled in every grace:
In fine -- we thought that he was everything
To make us wish that we were in his place.

So on we worked and waited for the light,
And went without the meat and cursed the bread,
And Richard Cory, one calm summer night,
Went home and put a bullet in his head.
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平吳大告
蓋聞﹕
仁義之舉,要在安民,
弔伐之師莫先去暴。
惟,我大越之國,
實為文獻之邦。
山川之封域既殊,
南北之風俗亦異。
自趙丁李陳之肇造我國,
與漢唐宋元而各帝一方。
雖強弱時有不同
而豪傑世未常乏。
故劉龔貪功以取敗,
而趙好大以促亡。
唆都既擒於鹹子關,
烏馬又殪於白藤海。
嵇諸往古,
厥有明徵。
頃因胡政之煩苛。
至使人心之怨叛。
狂明伺隙,因以毒我民;
惡黨懷奸,竟以賣我國。
焮蒼生於虐焰,
陷赤子於禍坑。
欺天罔民,詭計蓋千萬狀;
連兵結釁稔惡殆二十年。
敗義傷仁,乾坤幾乎欲息;
重科厚歛,山澤靡有孑遺。
開金場塞冒嵐瘴而斧山淘沙,
採明珠則觸蛟龍而緪腰汆海。
擾民設玄鹿之陷阱,
殄物織翠禽之網羅。
昆虫草木皆不得以遂其生,
鰥寡顛連俱不獲以安其所。
浚生靈之血以潤桀黠之吻牙;
極土木之功以崇公私之廨宇。
州里之征徭重困,
閭閻之杼柚皆空。
決東海之水不足以濯其污,
罄南山之竹不足以書其惡。
神民之所共憤,
天地之所不容。

予﹕
奮跡藍山,
棲身荒野。
念世讎豈可共戴,
誓逆賊難與俱生。
痛心疾首者垂十餘年,
嘗膽臥薪者蓋非一日。
發憤忘食,每研覃韜略之書,
即古驗今,細推究興亡之理。
圖回之志
寤寐不忘。
當義旗初起之時,
正賊勢方張之日。

奈以﹕
人才秋葉,
俊傑晨星。
奔走先後者既乏其人,
謀謨帷幄者又寡其助。
特以救民之念,每鬱鬱而欲東;
故於待賢之車,常汲汲已虛左。

然其﹕
得人之效茫若望洋,
由己之誠甚於拯溺。
憤兇徒之未滅,
念國步之遭迍。
靈山之食盡兼旬,
瑰縣之眾無一旅。
蓋天欲困我以降厥任,
故與益勵志以濟于難。
揭竿為旗,氓隸之徒四集
投醪饗士,父子之兵一心。
以弱制彊,或攻人之不備;
以寡敵眾常設伏以出奇。

卒能﹕
以大義而勝兇殘,
以至仁而易彊暴。
蒲藤之霆驅電掣,
茶麟之竹破灰飛。
士氣以之益增,
軍聲以之大振。
陳智山壽聞風而;褫魄,
李安方政假息以偷生。
乘勝長驅,西京既為我有;
選兵進取,東都盡復舊疆。
寧橋之血成川,流腥萬里;
窣洞之屍積野,遺臭千年。
陳洽賊之腹心,既梟其首;
李亮賊之奸蠹,又暴厥屍。
王通理亂而焚者益焚,
馬瑛救鬥而怒者益怒。
彼智窮而力盡,束手待亡;
我謀伐而心攻,不戰自屈。
謂彼必易心而改慮,
豈意復作孽以速辜。
執一己之見以嫁禍於他人,
貪一時之功以貽笑於天下。
遂靈宣德之狡童,黷兵無厭;
仍命晟昇之懦將,以油救焚。
丁未九月柳昇遂引兵猶邱溫而進,
本年十月木晟又分途自雲南而來。
予前既選兵塞險以摧其鋒,
予後再調兵截路以斷其食。
本月十八日柳昇為我軍所攻,計墜於支稜之野;
本月二十日柳昇又為我軍所敗,身死於馬鞍之山。
二十五日保定伯梁銘陣陷而喪軀,
二十八日尚書李慶計窮而刎首。
我遂迎刃而解,
彼自倒戈相攻。
繼而四面添兵以包圍,
期以十月中旬而殄滅。
爰選貔貅之士,
申命爪牙之臣。
飲象而河水乾,
磨刀而山石鈌。
一鼓而黥刳鱷斷,
再鼓而鳥散麇驚。
決潰蟻於崩堤,
振剛風於稿葉。
都督崔聚膝行而送款,
尚書黃福面縛以就擒。
僵屍塞諒江諒山之途,
戰血赤昌江平灘之水。
風雲為之變色,
日月慘以無光。
其雲南兵為我軍所扼於梨花,自恫疑虛喝而先以破腑;
其沐晟眾聞柳昇為我軍所敗於芹站,遂躪藉奔潰而僅得脫身。
冷溝之血杵漂,江水為之嗚咽;
丹舍之屍山積,野草為之殷紅。
兩路救兵既不旋踵而俱敗,
各城窮寇亦將解甲以出降。
賊首成擒,彼既掉餓虎乞憐之尾;
神武不殺,予亦體上帝孝生之心。
參將方政,內官馬騏,先給艦五百餘艘,既渡海而猶且魂飛魄散;
總兵王通,參政馬瑛,又給馬數千餘匹,已還國而益自股慄心驚。
彼既畏死貪生,而修好有誠;
予以全軍為上,而欲民之得息。
非惟謀計之極其深遠,
蓋亦古今之所未見聞。
社稷以之奠安,
山川以之改觀。
乾坤既否而復泰,
日月既晦而復明。
于以開萬世太平之基,
于以雪天地無窮之恥。
是由天地祖宗之靈有
以默相陰佑而致然也!

於戲!
一戎大定,
迄成無兢之功;
四海永清,
誕布維新之誥。

播告遐邇,
咸使聞知。
Viet Nam declaration of independence. Sorry for the Kanji >< but i'll translate the name and a portion of it.
Poem name: Peace calling of Great Viet
made in 15th by Nguyen Trai
here a small portion of English translation of it

It was the Trieu(Zhao), Ding, Ly(Lee), and Tran
who in succession built this country.
Even as the Han, Tan, Song, Yuan,
each was sovereign in it own land.
Sometime strong, sometime weak
yet never lack heroes
We beat the ambitious Liu Kung
and crush Chao Chien with his dreams of "something" (i don't know)
There was So Tu capture Ham Tu Pass
and Black Horse, the Mongol
come so grief at Bach Dang Bay.

That all i can translate from the old Vietnamese
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Hey, Lazysunside. How do you pronounce 'Nguyen'?
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can I answer that? best mate is a nguyen, plus apparently its the 3rd most popular name in my city ^^

English phonetics for nguyen basically is nuu-when (2 syllables), but the vietnamese way is a bit harder, with nweng (pronounced in one syllable) being the best I could come up with. Funny how you know in your head how it sounds but to type it out....nope cant do it ^^
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I know what QueenDireShot is thinking of =D

A few of the characters in MegaTokyo (where QDS's avatar is based on) have real life counterparts. The real name of the character Dom is Dom Nguyen. There was even a Three Panel Soul comic dedicated to him for it >>HERE<<
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Nguyễn(阮): nuhWEN when u said, it like you smile and try to pronounce the word sound like this "~" . i know it hard. Many Japanese who learn Vietnamese found it easy though. Most Chinese can say it too.
also my last name ^^
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i have 2 fav's..ones really meaning full and the others kinda stuped :roll:
There once was a buggy AI
who decided its subject should die
but when plot was uncoverd
the subject discoverd....
that sadly the cake was a lie
:roll: :roll: :roll:


but my favorate poem has no suprises :roll:
its this
I walk on the Red Carpet of the Universe
To Converse between time and space,
Looking for a place to be free, a place that I see, what separates you from me.

I overcome my fears, facing them head on,
against every challenge I try to stay strong,

Sprinting I leap, hit the wall as I flow,
Then vault forwards to the ground below,
Leaping from rail to rail, the presents irrelevant,
So my eyes focus on the future, and determine the environment.

I hit the path with graceful pace,
beast the rail sweat dripping from my face.
I hit the bollard, and fly through the air,
an explosion of movement, wind streaming through my hair.

My surroundings are a blur, so my senses must sharpen,
I tunnel my vision, everything else begins to darken.
As I hit the landing, my feet must compensate,
Weight distributions instinctive, theres no need to hesitate.

My breathes are deep, and my heart pumps fast,
Flushing my body with blood and oxygen to last.
My muscles contract as they take the strain,
Bounding over walls, this is how I train.

To become Agile, Flexible, Fast and Strong,
Worthy of the 3RUN family, for which I belong.

While the average guy lives an elaborate lie,
The fear in my eyes will never fortify.
The adrenaline in my bloodstream is evident,
And all my other feelings are rendered irrelevant.

As I make my next movement of which Ive planned in advance
I mime the precision leaving nothing to chance

Tepid and unwavering my balance commands me
A hero of stature as Im expressing to be

Something and someone much more than the norm
Im a cannon exploding the eye of the storm

Stained walls appear hear where others marks have been made
A map of movement like an atlas has now been outlaid
I can use these footprints to inspire me to improve
To spur me on, on my quest to move.
Its a sign that I too belong to this place
After all Ive left marks you can still see my trace.

My face contorts as I brace to leap,
energy flows through my body from my head to my feet.
I drive my body off of the wall,
and float for that moment, time seems to stall.

Coming back to my senses, my feet meet the ground,
I tuck to a roll barely making a sound.
I round a corner, coming out in a stride,
Forcing myself on, leaping with pride.

I wanna stop just for a second, say it straight from the heart,
Life is a lesson, from the day you are born to the day we depart.
Family is the most important thing, so hold them near,
Life is too short to live it in fear.

Be positive, helpful, kind and curtious,
Stress is of the devil, stay calm, never furious.
Such things arent important, they cannot impress,
How many people you bless, is how you truly measure success.

My skin may tare and the flesh may be seen
But the adrenaline pumps strong and my muscles stay keen
Fibres explode with every contraction
This is my life, the fatal attraction

No questioning the universe, this is just part of my plot,
And as George Bernard Shaw said:
You see things and say why? But dream things that never were and say why not?
Afterall, Pain is temporary, Quitting is forever.
Lance Armstrong told me this, As far as Im concerned Never say Never

My training is my life, it is my catlyst,
Its why I work hard and tend to persist.

I hit the wall where graffiti enthrals the once bare
Like it I hit it with intensive art flair
The art of the movement as prominent as the wall
Started out the same as nothing at all
It strange how such beauty could not once be there
I feel blessed in myself that I have something too share

I carve my own path like huskies in the snow
Leading a track for others to follow
Although the path I lead may not just be mine
I encourage others to find there own in due time
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I like this poem because it is both amusing and strange.
Oh give me a clone, just a clone of my own
With its Y chromosome changed to an X
And when we're alone, just me and my clone
We'll both think of nothing but sex
-- Isaac Asimov
The full poem can be found here (marginally nsfw).
Peccatum tacituritatis.
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Hahaha, I love that poem. I read it on TV Tropes a while ago... but I never realized there was a longer version. Thanks for posting it!

I now present... Ode To Spot, by Lieutenant Commander Data. You can watch Data recite it here.
Felis catus is your taxonomic nomenclature,
An endothermic quadruped, carnivorous by nature;
Your visual, olfactory, and auditory senses
Contribute to your hunting skills and natural defenses.

I find myself intrigued by your subvocal oscillations,
A singular development of cat communications
That obviates your basic hedonistic predilection
For a rhythmic stroking of your fur to demonstrate affection.

A tail is quite essential for your acrobatic talents;
You would not be so agile if you lacked its counterbalance.
And when not being utilized to aid in locomotion,
It often serves to illustrate the state of your emotion.

O Spot, the complex levels of behavior you display
Connote a fairly well-developed cognitive array.
And though you are not sentient, Spot, and do not comprehend,
I nonetheless consider you a true and valued friend.
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and heres another one of my fav's
Ice in her veins
An unstoppable force
No one could faze her
The queen of the cards
Ruthless
Arrogant
Sporty

Unbeatable Force
When destiny takes its course
Victory will never rest
Digimon fox looks for the best

Digimon data
Never will be friends
When partners save each other
That empty thought will end

Beauty and grace
Flowers all in bloom
A glorious warrior arrives in stride
Full of love, no more pride
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