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Reyben · 09-22-2009, 11:40 AM

Here's a slightly goofy idea-

I was thinking of doing a sort of (very short) spoof version of Dante's Inferno. Except instead of the Infernos of hell, the journey would be through the circles of Internet.

I can't decide whether or not this would simply be too silly to hold, but I think might do it anyway. Here's the first section- anyone who enjoyed it enough to read more, let me know and I shall be assured in the direction of continuation. Oh, and this is just something I spent ten minutes or so on, so please don't be expected actual Dante-level stuff, which I'm probably not capable of. Also, if any of you poets out there have appropriate net-themed verses of your own, I'd love to include them.

Prelude.

Tick
Tock
The tick and tock
The clock
It sings
And never stops

Tick
Tock
The tick and tock
It’s four and morning
And I need to stop

But the click
The click
My fingered mouse
I sit in the dark
Fleeing my house

Into screens of black
And blue and green
A hundred tabs
And a thousand scenes
Video spam
And Hollywood Hams
Fat chicks scream
Over the Internet stream

Wikipedia tabs
And pornographic abs
Television tropes
And blog-broadcast mopes
There’s an ocean of facts
And my eyes’ cataracts
Are growing in size

My body cries
For a little sleep
My bed is no further
Than two or three feet

But slumber brings terror
And dark memories
So I’ll stay by the web,
Dipping nachos in cheese

Wait, what’s that sound?
-From all around-
A tinkle and a twinkle
And a sprinkle of flame
After this my life
Will never be the same

Out from my browser
The face of a fox
With fur all ablaze
And eyes filled with craze

The sprite speaks
And his voice, it creaks
Like bending steal
His paw tosses a ball
Colour tinted teal
His grin’s forever yellow
And his lips never meet

And he says,
“Now, you’re not asleep
-this is quite real-
And the Internet’s waiting
To give you a treat
There’s a quest and a test
That to live you must best
So let’s not delay
And in case you were wondering,
You get no say.”

So the Fox takes my hand
And there’s the sound of a band
And before I know it I’ve been transported
To Internet-Land.

.

09-22-2009, 11:40 AM	#1
Reyben Connoisseur Posts: 86 Karma: 501110 Join Date: Aug 2009 Device: Erm... None.	Dante's Internet. (A silly idea...) Here's a slightly goofy idea- I was thinking of doing a sort of (very short) spoof version of Dante's Inferno. Except instead of the Infernos of hell, the journey would be through the circles of Internet. I can't decide whether or not this would simply be too silly to hold, but I think might do it anyway. Here's the first section- anyone who enjoyed it enough to read more, let me know and I shall be assured in the direction of continuation. Oh, and this is just something I spent ten minutes or so on, so please don't be expected actual Dante-level stuff, which I'm probably not capable of. Also, if any of you poets out there have appropriate net-themed verses of your own, I'd love to include them. Prelude. Tick Tock The tick and tock The clock It sings And never stops Tick Tock The tick and tock It’s four and morning And I need to stop But the click The click My fingered mouse I sit in the dark Fleeing my house Into screens of black And blue and green A hundred tabs And a thousand scenes Video spam And Hollywood Hams Fat chicks scream Over the Internet stream Wikipedia tabs And pornographic abs Television tropes And blog-broadcast mopes There’s an ocean of facts And my eyes’ cataracts Are growing in size My body cries For a little sleep My bed is no further Than two or three feet But slumber brings terror And dark memories So I’ll stay by the web, Dipping nachos in cheese Wait, what’s that sound? -From all around- A tinkle and a twinkle And a sprinkle of flame After this my life Will never be the same Out from my browser The face of a fox With fur all ablaze And eyes filled with craze The sprite speaks And his voice, it creaks Like bending steal His paw tosses a ball Colour tinted teal His grin’s forever yellow And his lips never meet And he says, “Now, you’re not asleep -this is quite real- And the Internet’s waiting To give you a treat There’s a quest and a test That to live you must best So let’s not delay And in case you were wondering, You get no say.” So the Fox takes my hand And there’s the sound of a band And before I know it I’ve been transported To Internet-Land. . Last edited by Reyben; 09-22-2009 at 12:05 PM.