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rooibos  ·  3986 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: A short Sad Poem

Is it short poem week yet?

  I learned and 
  the world expanded until 
  I learned I couldn't traverse it anymore.




coffeesp00ns  ·  3986 days ago  ·  link  ·  

the world's shortest poem -

video:

JakobVirgil  ·  3986 days ago  ·  link  ·  

If we are going to play that the shortest poem is a yod

    י
because it is the sound of God holding his breath
coffeesp00ns  ·  3986 days ago  ·  link  ·  

somehow I feel like all-knowing, all-seeing, all-doing beings don't get to participate. they can be on the judges panel, however.

JakobVirgil  ·  3986 days ago  ·  link  ·  

it is the Hebrew God strictly speaking he is only ineffable.

For fairness sake most of his poems are lacking

But

    י
has got a certain something.
coffeesp00ns  ·  3986 days ago  ·  link  ·  

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definitely does have a poetic ring to it, especially in the way that commas can denote a pause or breathing point in poetry.

JakobVirgil  ·  3986 days ago  ·  link  ·  

it is even better in its original Aramaic

coffeesp00ns  ·  3986 days ago  ·  link  ·  

isn't everything better in the original language?

JakobVirgil  ·  3986 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Some people say Lem is better in English and P.K. Dick is better in French.

Finding Nemo is better in Spanish.

coffeesp00ns  ·  3986 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Beowulf IS better in old english though.

    Hwæt! We Gardena in geardagum,

    þeodcyninga, þrym gefrunon,

    hu ða æþelingas ellen fremedon.

    Oft Scyld Scefing sceaþena þreatum,

JakobVirgil  ·  3986 days ago  ·  link  ·  

well everything is better in old english

coffeesp00ns  ·  3986 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Truth.

JakobVirgil  ·  3986 days ago  ·  link  ·  

tréowþ

coffeesp00ns  ·  3986 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Also: audio

JakobVirgil  ·  3986 days ago  ·  link  ·  

if I win it is