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Sunday 29 January
ReplyDelete(Some good games are in the offing this Sunday. I look forward to my…)
“Day Off’s Playoffs”
It’s better once again to take down
my authorial shingle—to shake down
any claim
to a sonneteer’s fame—
than risk a poetasterly breakdown.
~ OMK
Turning the face, if shy,
ReplyDeleteReveals the gal or guy
Whose worry is
The zits of his
Would be unpleasant to your eye!
I knew there was an odd smell today
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"Escape"
ReplyDeleteThe outlaw made them so afraid
they shrewdly did their best to scurry,
and the wisest decision they had made
was to pack up and leave in a hurry.
In their oblong truck they could now inhale,
feeling safe, with no need to holler.
And the old home that they now put on sale
brought in a helpful dollar.
They learned that the outlaw is now in jail
and that lets them even better inhale.
I entered today's words into ChatGPT, and got this back
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Oblong shadows dance in the night,
Afraid of the future, a constant fright.
Rudely interrupted by the outlaw's scurry,
Inhaling the air as they hasten in hurry.
Dollar for dollar, the price of fear,
An outlaw's life, without a tear.
But when the daybreak brings the light,
Their oblong shadows will fade from sight.
For a life on the run, with no end in sight,
The inhale of freedom, oh what a delight!
But the shadows of the past, they always linger,
A constant reminder of their dollar for dollar danger.
ChatGPT Jan 9 Version.
The Cockney girl lines her dolls up alphabetically and prepares to play. Let’s see . . .
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One child loves curry with fish,
Inhaling the smell that’s delish.
Another eats corn on the cob, long steamed,
Not afraid of the melted butter that streams
So crudely down the chin.
But toys bring out lots of choices as well-
Which doll will be chosen as princess Belle?
OMK- enjoy your day off. May the best teams win.
ReplyDeleteOwen- I found the Wordle. Oh, the teenage scourge of zits, and the low self-confidence that results.
Interesting how ChatGPT created that poem through AI. I was listening to a reporter on TV trying out that new website for a news report. Apparently, it can come up with something different every time.
While Misty took the angle of those people who were intimidated by the outlaw, ChatGPT took the outlaw’s viewpoint, and his flight to freedom. Interesting metaphor using the “oblong shadows dancing, afraid, inhaling, then fading at daylight”. It seems the outlaw got away, but still had to live with the possible danger. (It seemed to me that the last line was forced, with a repeat of dollar for dollar- it threw off the rhythm of that line. But the AI’s ability to rhyme is better than mine!)
Misty- are those folks going to continue to live in that oblong truck? The inhaling might become a little unpleasant if they decide to make my fish curry!
OMK, still sweet of you to check in with us on a Sunday, even if it's just to let us know that you're not going to check in with us.
ReplyDeleteOwen, your second verse is most impressive, employing every one of the six J words as well as the solution in a moving verse--moving in both senses of the word. We'll have to hope that your fugitives stay safe.
CanadianEh!, your Sunday verses always amaze me. I have to work really hard to find the J words which are all a bit transformed-- here, there, and everywhere. Took me a while to finally find them--almost all--except for that 'outlaw' who, I guess, has been used to being out in a lot of places. But it's a delight to see those Cockney children having such a great time! Many thanks for that.
And thanks for reminding me to open the window of that oblong truck.
Thanks Misty. Outlaw is very well hidden in the second last line, but you have to listen carefully.
ReplyDeleteMisty, that second verse wasn't mine. It was done by an AI (Artificial Intelligence) online. One that's gotten a lot of press recently for its ability to write homework essays, anong more legitimate uses.
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