Haiku

Originally Posted by Frankie Jasmine

(I'm glad you guys didn't wait on me; I'm slow in composing.)

Hell no. Let the creative juices spill. Assuming there are any to begin with. But you know, strike while the rod is hot and all that. It felt cool you know, MCing and all, like a mini r̶a̶p̶ haiku battle. (Psst Frankie, I'm actually surprised Ola is still even talking to me)

Edit: What is wrong with this gay strikethrough. Urgh.
No offence to gay people. Gay is an acceptable London slang but if it offends anyone I'll remove it

I've worked as a guide in two caves, love them. I used to tell the visitors, among other things, about the largest cave system in the world, the Mammoth Cave... But never been in a huge one myself, the largest I've been to is the Peak Cavern aka the Devil's A**e in Derbyshire where I worked. I think it's about 20 miles or so, and has Britain's deepest natural shaft, the Titan at ~460 feet.

swallow treasures whole
mounts of gold in Erebor
guard them day and night

You must be 'emo' Noor, your syllable count is firing near misses Had a hard day?

Originally Posted by OrchestraInside

You must be 'emo' Noor, your syllable count is firing near misses Had a hard day?

Near is good enough. Maybe it's intentionally being missed? HUH?

Hard day? I think if I wasnt terrified to meet God I'll go resign from life and bump myself off

Originally Posted by OrchestraInside

I've worked as a guide in two caves, love them. I used to tell the visitors, among other things, about the largest cave system in the world, the Mammoth Cave... But never been in a huge one myself, the largest I've been to is the Peak Cavern aka the Devil's **** in Derbyshire where I worked. I think it's about 20 miles or so, and has Britain's deepest natural shaft, the Titan at ~460 feet.

Very impressive! You never felt claustrophobic? . . . . Hey, and now I know how your English is so great--your intelligence + having direct exposure in England! Your British lingo sounds right on the mark to me!

Guard them day and night
Keep misconceptions alive
Never let the truth out

Originally Posted by Frankie Jasmine

Am I an emo?? Well, yes, I guess I am . . .

When I said 'too' I didnt mean to imply I was talking about you, I meant myself, I can be emo as well as be sickeningly cheerful. You're as far from emo as can be love.

Very impressive! You never felt claustrophobic? . . . . Hey, and now I know how your English is so great--your intelligence + having direct exposure in England! Your British lingo sounds right on the mark to me!

Never. I love caves. The silence, the peace... Sometimes we'd go deep inside with all the mod cons on, switch off our lights and just sit/lie still in total darkness in some tight passage. Awe-inspiring. Could never get enough of that. Gosh, I miss caves...

I actually spoke Derbyshire back then, a real thick accent, though I only spent 5 months there... "Derbyshire-born, Derbyshire-bred, strong in th' arm but thick in th' head" I was a young lad, Noor's age, a year younger in fact. When I came back to this country a year ago, I chose South and have been trying to model a more generic Brit accent... Falters a bit but gets me around

Near is good enough. Maybe it's intentionally being missed? HUH?

Hard day? I think if I wasnt terrified to meet God I'll go resign from life and bump myself off

I did ask you

I'd like to meet God, myself. Don't you think it's extremely fascinating to see what happens when you die? I mean, you live, what, 70, 80, maybe 100 years, but after that, it's like... Well, don't know about you, but I'm looking forward to finding out

Originally Posted by OrchestraInside

I did ask you

You did.
But but but, I'm gonna say the London accent sounds a tad different so we have different syllable counts for the same words innit.

Originally Posted by OrchestraInside

Well, don't know about you, but I'm looking forward to finding out

You wont be happy if you find yourself burning in hell for all of eternity though would you. You'll be like please can I have another chance. Please.

Sometimes I freak myself out so thoroughly at the unknown, that I feel like I just want to die and get it over and done with and know. See, how will I be able to sleep now Ola? My mind will go round and round in circles and I will think about every thing and I'll have a mini heart attack.

I'll be 22 in around twenty days and nooooooooooo I'm so old I dont want january to come someone make it go away.

Abra-cadabrah
sim-sala-bim - poof!
January gone.


Happy now?

Take it easy. I had just married when I turned 22, and had no idea I was in for the roughest ride of my life for the next 8 years, still reeling from it and def not recovered Don't worry, be happy!

Originally Posted by OrchestraInside

Happy now?

Yes. If anyone asks I'm 19. K?

Why was it the roughest ride? You sound like a doting father.

Happy I shall be
Dont you worry about me
Hopefully

Tough relationship, left me broken in most ways. Should've made a better choice they'd say, but then I wouldn't have learned anything and would probably be a priest preaching to the choir in some frozen village behind god's back so, all in all, I'd do it again. But it sure was one 'ell of a ride, left me a totally changed man - everything I thought I was in tatters and hopefully something more real slowly emerging from the ashes. Exhausted and in financial ruins, but life's for learning

never let the truth out
she will bring you pain and gain
rip off all your masks

Rip off all your masks
Show real faces to the world
See through babies' eyes

see through babies' eyes
the flowers by the roadside -
the essence of life

The essence of life
Tastes honey sweet and bitter
Savor the drops well

savour the drops well
dripping from the tree of life
both bitter and sweet

Both bitter and sweet
Way of predator and prey
The unexpected

the unexpected
ride to meet me on the plain:
the dark and the light

The dark and the light
And everything between
Beg exploration

beg exploration
o, creation, of my soul
gladly I comply