SpaceVenture Haiku, Limericks, Ballads, and other poetry

[penguinfan]

There once were some fans way fanatical

who considered a snout emblematical

so with never a doubt,

they donned snouts to go out,

and expected some feedback ecstatical

[MusicallyInspired]

I want moar. 2GFA haiku plzkthxbai

[pcj]

There once were some fans way fanatical

who considered a snout emblematical

so with never a doubt,

they donned snouts to go out,

and expected some feedback esctatical

 

Nice. For some reason I started reading it to the tune of "Modern Major General". Didn't work out towards the end though. :P

[Decaffeinated Jedi]

I want moar. 2GFA haiku plzkthxbai

Snouts at the ready,

reunited after split.

It's SpaceVenture time.

 

 

Behold, Ace Hardway!

Poultry-obsessed space plumber.

"Sit, Rooter! Good dog."

[penguinfan]

I want moar. 2GFA haiku plzkthxbai

 

I don't really care for haiku format much, how bout another limmerick

 

There once were some guys who were alien

but their fanbase seemed largely mammalian.

So successful a plea

was their fundraising spree,

they billed many a hard-nosed contrarian.

[penguinfan]

Man, it's been years since I wrote any Limmericks, guess you guys are a good inspiration

 

The unlikely hero named Ace

starts packing his toolkit for Space

with a wrench that's so light

it's no good in a fight,

while the narrator notes this disgrace.

 

** note it has a somewhat UNlikely EMPHasis, but that is rather common for limmericks

[nockgeneer]

Okay, guess I too should contribute:

 

The attempt of the century: reunite

Two guys from Andromeda—you heard that right.

Their wounds all a'healed,

Their minds so congealed,

They made known their most perilous plight.

 

A campaign to raise oh some money, yes please.

Then terrible gaming they'll bring to it's knees.

With, yes, some bumbling,

And also stumbling,

They'll our cry for adventure appease.

 

As the pledges progressed, our blood it did boil,

As the makers and fans in tandem did toil

To scale that big wall

Of trolls, mighty tall,

That caused all the fine pledges to roil.

 

Cluck Y'Egger do please, come and lighten our load!

We cannot yet see the sweet end of the road.

We need more fan games!

Go spark some new flames!

And make the comments section explode.

 

But conquer we did! All the ones who entailed

to blast our Ace into space as one unveiled.

The man so true,

And rooter too,

They give cry that in might we prevailed!

[Troels Pleimert]

There once was a man from Andromeda

Who said to his fans, "C'mon, we want ya

"To help us succeed

In our dying need

And go clean the crest in the Rotunda."

 

So our hero stepped up with his game

Though he did appear clumsy and lame

But who gives a fuck

When you've got dumb luck

At least we remember his name.

 

But our hero's welcome did fade

As did Bobbin's, Pepper's and Spade's

Though we kept his flame high

And we'll never let him die

His sequel has yet to be made.

 

So we look to the stars again

To whom we can sing our nerdy refrain

Now Roger's AWOL

To whom do we call?

And how do we keep ourselves sane?

 

So our hero did finally emerge

Neither villain, nor Satan, nor scourge

Not a syllable short

Of a witty retort

Yet he cleans where you pee and you purge.

 

Now Ace has stepped up to the line

A dude for whom we can pine

And so it was written

For all who is smitten

"It's time now for Ace to shine."

 

 

Yeah, okay, a bit of forced rhyming. But songwriting was never my strong suit. ;)

[nockgeneer]

Okay, time for another song. I'll see what I can do about singing/chords (not much exp. there) but as it is you can sing it to The House of the Rising Sun by The Animals.

...Gilligans Island works too... and Amazing Grace for that matter. It's a draft that I might polish up later but hopefully it's usable for now.

 

The Ballad of Andromeda:

 

The galaxy Andromeda:

A place of fame of lore.

From there two guys with porcine snouts

Came seeking fame once more.

 

And though they could not stop for breath,

Space Pope—he helped them cope,

While fighting up to the top of this

Oh so slippery slope.

 

“How can we get this Venture made?”

So came the baleful cry!

“We need some way to kick-start things.”

“I know! Let's eat some pie!”

 

With sugar needs well satisfied,

They starting making plans.

Things started clicking into place,

And there they were, the fans.

 

Now problems came, they were not few,

How would they deal with those.

Banding together's the only way

To end such foul repose.

 

Videos, adventure games,

Art, comics, beer and drink.

An Ace was rooted from the sleeve

To pull back from the brink.

 

The galaxy Andromeda:

A place of fame of lore.

From there two guys with porcine snouts

Came finding fame once more.

 

This tale we tell while we await

Many more phenomena

From the snout-nosed ones we all know as:

Two Guys from Andromeda

 

Two Guys from Andromeda

[Tawmis]

Someone asked if me if I was a poet,

"Sure!" I replied, but I didn't want to show it.

Because it'll be beat dead

By everyone replying in the thread.

 

So I don't care what it's about

Whether it's about guys from Andromeda

Who have silly snouts

I will not be the one to entertain ya.

 

So whether it's about Space Venture or Space Quest

I will not write something that rhymes

Just to get it off my chest

So please, stop wasting my time.

[penguinfan]

The Two Guys brought buckets of buckazoids

in a lockbox constructed of trapezoids.

Some were silver, some gold,

but all precious to hold --

valued highly in trading with humanoids.

[penguinfan]

Okay, time for another song. I'll see what I can do about singing/chords (not much exp. there) but as it is you can sing it to The House of the Rising Sun by The Animals.

...Gilligans Island works too... and Amazing Grace for that matter. It's a draft that I might polish up later but hopefully it's usable for now.

 

The Ballad of Andromeda:

 

The galaxy Andromeda:

A place of fame of lore.

From there two guys with porcine snouts

Came seeking fame once more.

 

I can't figure out how you get Amazing Grace to fit, but this goes well with Puff the Magic Dragon (at least my memory of it). I think it fits better with that tune than Puff the Fractal Dragon -- a neat poem that inspired my favorite mudding emote, but really a big stretch when it comes to fitting its supposed tune.

[nockgeneer]

This one's dedicated to the Kickstarter comment hoard members:

 

 

The campaign was over the hump

But it was hard to stop making it bump

Just passing the time

Fielding comments sublime

Old notes falling into the sump

[nockgeneer]

The Andromeda Triangle sounds a tad tough

But the Andromedan people had had enough

They punched in the numbers, and made a new goal

To crunch the ol’ triangle under their sole

 

They powered the quark drives and sped off to purge

The world of the triangle’s terrible dirge

It was that bad place where good things went away

Now it's the mem’ry they pushed back that day

[s_d]

Copied over from the Fan Art project thread (by request):

 

Ode To 218K

 

The Spaceventure got underway

And stalled around 218K

But you increased pledging power

While I was in the shower

And funded this bastard TODAY!

 

By Ohverture, 2012-06-11

[penguinfan]

There once was a kickstarter board

on which thousands of comments were stored,

and its message was clear:

"Sci-fi fans far and near,

come and claim your buckazoid hoard!"

[nockgeneer]

Posted with permission:

 

Riggo / Speedster1:

 

There once was a game dev named Scott

who at noontime rolled out of his cot.

When this guy was upright,

off-beat wit shone so bright,

that millions of space games were bought.

 

Speedster1 / Me (nockgeneer):

 

An artist named Mark had a pen

That outdrew all the others and then

Some drawn slime ate it up.

it reared up and said 'sup?

And he screaming ran out of his den.

[penguinfan]

That slime poem is pretty fun; wonder if Mark ended up evicting the slime from his den, or perhaps made friends with it after the initial shock wore off.

[penguinfan]

Our most famous Andromedan pair

were out sipping their beer in fresh air...

when their dome was uncloaked,

by some fans who were stoked

to discover the Two Guys were there!

 

Note: inspired by comic courtesy of Aging Still http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m5fm5v4lrV1ryqkzlo1_500.jpg

[penguinfan]

I have one more Limmerick (about Rooter) but I think it must be somebody else's turn next.

[Tawmis]

I have one more Limmerick (about Rooter) but I think it must be somebody else's turn next.

 

Don't hold back. Enjoy yourself here. :) Get to posting!

[Tawmis]

No one can bust'em out like penguinfan

Can

He says he has one about Rooter

Sitting on his computer.

But he's waiting for someone else to post

Just because he feels like he's posting the most.

Well, get on with it lad

And just know we're all glad.

Here's your next post in this thread

And say whatever must be said!

[penguinfan]

Now there's an introduction, if I ever saw one!

 

There once was a robot named Rooter

serving Ace as both friend and computer.

She could upgrade herself,

with spare parts off the shelf;

there was merely a need to reboot her.

[Riggo]

OK... Here it is, with help from my Limmerick-fu sensei penguinfan:

 

There once were Two Guys from Oakhurst

whose humor caused quite an outburst

and then corporate greed

killed what they would need

to let Roger say what he'd rehearsed.

[nockgeneer]

Haiku time! Dedicated to commenters...

 

 

Cold and alone, waiting—

---Will wants desired prevail?

Comment here for warmth.