With golden hair and crooked grin,
     Her angel's voice makes my head spin.
Can I stop my head's whirl
     if I rewrite her words in Perl?

First attempt, please be gentle.

JJ

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RE: Jaime
by mcwee (Pilgrim) on May 24, 2000 at 01:31 UTC
    I dunno-- this doesn't even parse. Is it enough for a poem to contain the word "Perl" for it to be a Perl Poem? Or am I overthinking this?
    (naw, I'm right-- ya gotta have aesthetic standards, man.)

    The Autonomic Pilot

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      At least it is not
      Another of those stupid
      Haiku Poems

      Yes I am aware that this is not one either.
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        I couldn't give your post enough positive votes, so I'll give you a resounding "Here, here!" instead.

        Nuance

        Baldrick, you wouldn't see a subtle plan if it painted itself purple and danced naked on top of a harpsichord, singing "Subtle plans are here again!"

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      Don't be so critical. Perl deserves to have poems written about it as well as in it. After all, it is traditional to address the muse directly through an ' apostrophe. ;)
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        Great point re: apostrophe and the perl-muse. But, let's be real, if I weren't so critical, I'd just be a geek at a terminal with a smelly dog under my chair. At least, as it stands, I'm a geek at a terminal with a stinky beagle and the premier critic of a bold new poetic school. Let a man dream, for heaven's sake.

        The Autonomic Pilot; it's FunkyTown, babe.

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      I was trying to express my wish for Jaime to be as easy to understand as Perl is becoming for me.

      It was both a compliment to the beauty and wonderfullness of Jaime and to the simplicity and ease of use of Perl.

      I can only say what my heart feels.

      JJ

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RE: Jaime
by Bourgeois_Rage (Beadle) on May 25, 2000 at 23:07 UTC
    Perl is easier to understand than women? Sure, I'll agree with that.
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      Quantum Physics is easier to understand than women. It's a good poem.
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        Oh so true. See this : )

        There is no emoticon for what I'm feeling now.

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RE: Jaime
by muppetBoy (Pilgrim) on May 24, 2000 at 00:46 UTC
    Tres bien!
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