— from “First Symposium,” a prose poem by Max Jacob.
http://www.longestpoemintheworld.com/
This website searches through all tweets posted and makes rhyming couplets out of them. Because of the automated nature of it, a lot of them are nonsensical, but there are some really wonderful ones in the mix, if you’re willing to sift through the rest.
Some enjoyable couplets that I came across:
decisions and plans
i need pots and pans
Why did I wake up and why am I still awake?
It’s Thursday, and tonight I need to bake a cake.
it’s raining so hard and I think that’s just great
good things come to those who wait and wait and wait
even though you’re singing and thinking how well you’ve got it made,
I just looked at this week’s calendar, and I’m very afraid.
I’m overwrought and so disgraced. And I’m too ashamed to show my face.
Oh, and apparently The Government is more complex than Space.
did you know? have you seen? have you heard?
suddenly, blonde.
This is lovely – Diego Stocco makes music from leaves and a turntable.
Hal you’re the best at covering your tracks
For Children’s Book Week, the best illustrations from 130 years of Brothers Grimm fairy tales.
some thoughts for hot weather
