Poetry Visualized

Bounty Hunter

vid to the song by Cee-Lo Green using clips from The Bounty Hunter

A Matter of Faith

A cinepoem combining poetry and animation by George Aguilar. Poetry by Herman Berlandt

Pick Nit

Pick Nit
by MrDaMan
Virgil R. Hall II (Randy)

There once was a nit wit,
with a pick nit that wouldn�t quit.
It was all up in the details,
in the fine print and totally bent.

Yep, a bent nit ripe for the pick�n.
But, with a nit for a wit it�s difficult
for a pick nittin prick to pick nits.
Especially when pick nits won�t quits.

So the nit wit let the pick nit prick its wit,
pick, pick, pick, nit, nit, nit,
until the nit wit was at wits end (a short trip).
With a pick and a nit� the nit wit picked at it.

This is a good thing for a nit wit�
pick�n nits in challenging fits
of wits and wits and bits of nits
all meticulous and there the nit wit sits.

Picnic�n on pick nits at wits end.
A nit wit that wouldn�t quit.
A pick nit�n nit picker,
pick�n nits.

Greenacres

just a bit of fun

Cats Fa?n Ho^`i Talawas

08/08/2010 talawas feedback interview Nguyen Quoc Chanh Nguyen Institute on Congress and writer Vietnam Hoang Ngoc - Tuan * : Today, 04/08/2010 , Vietnam Congress Writers Eighth taking place in Hanoi. A few days ago , Nguyen Xuan area blogger wrote in " monitoring changes in suffocation Writers Congress " as follows : " Congress Vietnam Writers' Association organized the 8th opening . Van World gatherings will be extremely in a monumental public place is also extremely monumental , that Nguyen Ai Quoc Institute ( School of High -level Nguyen Ai Quoc Party , National Political Academy Ho Chi Minh )..." Do you feel anything about the event " spectacular " this ? Nguyen Quoc Chanh ** : In this country , under the rule of independent / totalitarian / authoritarian / exclusive rights ( exclusive area ) of the party, what can become monumental ( dumplings ), including , for example , Miss Rach Mieu in majestic , magnificent wedding at Dien Bien ward , grandiose funeral in Salt Market Bridge , 35th anniversary of liberation of Saigon in monumental park Unified , recital programs of music and comedy monumental in Hon Gai , and the forthcoming university thousands years of Thang Long festival also extremely majestic in Hanoi . If you look through psychological Spring Red Hair , behind the spectacular advances are fully honored status insecurity. To reassure each way is only gong to the real epic . Nguyen Xuan area also enthusiastic blogger conference call writer is a monumental event . I swear , if he made the writer, he is a magnificent writer , but if he wants to make the slogan for the Propaganda , he would be a monumental staff . " * Hoang Ngoc - Tuan : General Assembly " epic " so that the writer Ta Duy Anh , a member, again speaking in an interview ( posted on talawas ) entitled " Not when the writers deserve generally regarded as the present " that " When he heard the General Assembly held at the Friendship Cultural Palace , I think you will participate . But now moved to new locations , they may say 90 % is I did not attend. As both attend or not attend I would not expect anything in Congress . freak expectations that the second false . We solemnly any or all of these games only generate capital to buy fun , ( for Some who hold extreme rogue game but hidden ) so the new stress on such a luxury . " Do you think about this statement ? ** Nguyen Institute : See the doctor money fighting each other from the " event " is also happy so far . But I also found strange in that : the things people in our country have had the Party organizations from the central down to the local " planning " , " structure " and the whole noisy , stressful work what? Agree with the statement of the writer Ta Duy Anh , I think should see this as a " cat games " like the other cat games . ' ... If to believe in absolute freedom would have a masterpiece , then to win a Nobel, a Gongcua ; different from other lands , vanvn.net ready to celebrate one of Vietnam's Gao Xingjian ; I like each individual to the streets to celebrate Vietnam Jobs South East Asian Championships . ... ' ( Van Chinh ) 08/08/2010 talawas feedback interviews and Nguyen Quoc Chanh Nguyen Institute of Vietnam congress writer

Hoang Ngoc - Tuan * : Today, 04/08/2010 , Vietnam Congress Writers Eighth taking place in Hanoi. A few days ago , Nguyen Xuan area blogger wrote in " monitoring changes in suffocation Writers Congress " as follows : " Congress Vietnam Writers' Association organized the 8th opening . Van World gatherings will be extremely in a monumental public place is also extremely monumental , that Nguyen Ai Quoc Institute ( School of High -level Nguyen Ai Quoc Party , National Political Academy Ho Chi Minh )..." Do you feel anything about the event " spectacular " this ?

Nguyen Quoc Chanh ** : In this country , under the rule of independent / totalitarian / authoritarian / exclusive rights ( exclusive area ) of the party, what can become monumental ( dumplings ), including , for example , Miss Rach Mieu in majestic , magnificent wedding at Dien Bien ward , grandiose funeral in Salt Market Bridge , 35th anniversary of liberation of Saigon in monumental park Unified , recital programs of music and comedy monumental in Hon Gai , and the forthcoming university thousands years of Thang Long festival also extremely majestic in Hanoi . If you look through psychological Spring Red Hair , behind the spectacular advances are fully honored status insecurity. To reassure each way is only gong to the real epic .

Nguyen Xuan area also enthusiastic blogger conference call writer is a monumental event . I swear , if he made the writer, he is a magnificent writer , but if he wants to make the slogan for the Propaganda , he would be a monumental staff . ' < br / >
* Hoang Ngoc - Tuan : General Assembly " epic " so that the writer Ta Duy Anh , a member, again speaking in an interview ( posted on talawas ) entitled " Not when the writers deserve generally regarded as the present " that " When he heard the General Assembly held at the Friendship Cultural Palace , I think you will participate . But now moved to new locations , they may say 90 % is I did not attend. As both attend or not attend I would not expect anything in Congress . freak expectations that the second false . We solemnly any or all of these games only generate capital to buy fun , ( for Some who hold extreme rogue game but hidden ) so the new stress on such a luxury . "

Do you think about this statement ?

** Nguyen Institute : See the doctor money fighting each other from the " event " is also happy so far . But I also found strange in that : the things people in our country have had the Party organizations from the central down to the local " planning " , " structure " and the whole noisy , stressful work what?

Agree with the statement of the writer Ta Duy Anh , I think should see this as a " cat games " like the other cat games .

' ... If to believe in absolute freedom would have a masterpiece , then to win a Nobel, a Gongcua ; different from other lands , vanvn.net ready to celebrate one of Vietnam's Gao Xingjian ; I like each individual to the streets to celebrate Vietnam Jobs South East Asian Championships . ... ' ( Van Chinh )

The Sycophantic Fox and the Gullible Raven

by Guy Wetmore Carryl. A turn of the century writer. A raven sat upon a tree, And not a word he spoke, for His beak contained a piece of Brie, Or, maybe, it was Roquefort: We'll make it any kind you please-- At all events, it was a cheese. Beneath the tree's umbrageous limb A hungry fox sat smiling; He saw the raven watching him, And spoke in words beguiling. "_J'admire_," said he, "_ton beau plumage_." (The which was simply persiflage.) Two things there are, no doubt you know, To which a fox is used: A rooster that is bound to crow, A crow that's bound to roost, And whichsoever he espies He tells the most unblushing lies. "Sweet fowl," he said, "I understand You're more than merely natty, I hear you sing to beat the band And Adelina Patti. Pray render with your liquid tongue A bit from 'Gotterdammerung.'" This subtle speech was aimed to please The crow, and it succeeded: He thought no bird in all the trees Could sing as well as he did. In flattery completely doused, He gave the "Jewel Song" from "Faust." But gravitation's law, of course, As Johannes Kepler showed it, Exerted on the cheese its force, And elsewhere soon bestowed it. In fact, there is no need to tell What happened when to earth it fell. I blush to add that when the bird Took in the situation He said one brief, emphatic word, Unfit for publication. The fox was greatly startled, but He only sighed and answered "Tut." THE MORAL is: A fox is bound To be a shameless sinner. And also: When the cheese comes round You know it's after dinner. But (what is only known to few) The fox is after dinner, too.

The Trouble With Trouble

The Trouble With Trouble
by MrDaMan
Virgil R. Hall II (Randy)

It’s just too much trouble
to be troubled, a contradiction in
troubling times, and it troubles me.

Just look at all the trouble,
and the trouble it troubles.
Troubling isn’t it?

I just knew it when the trouble started,
that the trouble would trouble troubles,
and NOW we’re really in trouble.

The trouble is so troubling
that I took the time to trouble
over our troubles, and that…

Troubled the troubles of our troubles.
So quickly I troubled not to trouble
and found myself non-troubling troubles.

And this lead to troubles just lying about
in a troubling fashion. Troubles here,
troubles there, troubles, troubles everywhere.

I just couldn’t be troubled with it!
So I troubled all of my troubles into
one big pile of trouble… And there it sits…

It’s just too much trouble
to be troubled, a contradiction in
troubling times, and it troubles me.

Production possibility

Economic theory on the production possibility frontier

OBAMA is a CLOWN

Howdy Doody Time!
By Reid Baer

When I was very young
smiling wasn’t for fun.
It was a visual aid.
A family secret and
a pathetic charade.
In private we fought like
demons and suffered like
the damned but in public
a silly grin was a
passing parade, but hey,
don’t tell anybody
what you’re really feeling:
sad – or mad – or scared. Just
act foolishly glad be-
cause you don’t want that home
grown cavalcade of hurt
raining down on you for
telling the truth and so
even today I must
say I may put on this
mask - put my emotions
away even if the
cosmos comes crumbling down
around me – I’ll tell you
everything is swell … but
hell! there’s a price to pay
for one big A-Okay!
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Obama The Rocking Horse Winner

D.H. Lawrence Revisited
By Reid Baer

Money, money, money
I must spend your money!
Every last bit of it –
every copper penny
tax your hard earned money!
I’m called by destiny -
to buy prosperity
because I’m so lucky –
lucky – lucky to ride
this big horse of power
called the presidency!
Just stand by and watch me
ride and ride and I’ll ride
‘til there’s lots of money
for just everybody.
Ain’t nobody that rides
as hard as me buddy!
Take me to the track now -
I’m betting everything
you own – a nice trillion -
5 trillion – 10 trillion -
money – money – money -
I’ll spend all your money!
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