Streets of Arrakeen - poem
- Leto Atreides II
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Streets of Arrakeen - poem
I recently published a book of poetry
Including this work, which I wrote in the spirit of a song, rather than a poem:
Smells of spice and sand
Crysknife near my hand
Stillsuit encompasses my form
Traversing the abode of the worm
The unwary are liable to get hurt
Like a little melon at the edge of the desert
Defenseless against rapacious slaughter
Batigh, I'll take your water
Strike before I'm seen
In the streets of Arrakeen
Born in the shadow of Shuloch
To a people of whom few talk
Raised on anger and hate
For fools for whom we lay in wait
Or hunt where they convene
In the streets of Arrakeen
Strike before I'm seen
In the streets of Arrakeen
Including this work, which I wrote in the spirit of a song, rather than a poem:
Smells of spice and sand
Crysknife near my hand
Stillsuit encompasses my form
Traversing the abode of the worm
The unwary are liable to get hurt
Like a little melon at the edge of the desert
Defenseless against rapacious slaughter
Batigh, I'll take your water
Strike before I'm seen
In the streets of Arrakeen
Born in the shadow of Shuloch
To a people of whom few talk
Raised on anger and hate
For fools for whom we lay in wait
Or hunt where they convene
In the streets of Arrakeen
Strike before I'm seen
In the streets of Arrakeen
Only fools prefer the past!
- Freakzilla
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Paul of Dune was so bad it gave me a seizure that dislocated both of my shoulders and prolapsed my anus.
~Pink Snowman
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Re: Streets of Arrakeen - poem
The "I'll take your water" line is welcome here in Jacurutu sietch.
"um-m-m-ah-h-h-hm-m-m-m!"
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Re: Streets of Arrakeen - poem
Very nice!
"... the mystery of life isn't a problem to solve but a reality to experience."
“There is no escape—we pay for the violence of our ancestors.”
Sandrider: "Keith went to Bobo's for a weekend of drinking, watched some DVDs,
and wrote a Dune Novel."
“There is no escape—we pay for the violence of our ancestors.”
Sandrider: "Keith went to Bobo's for a weekend of drinking, watched some DVDs,
and wrote a Dune Novel."
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Re: Streets of Arrakeen - poem
We need more like this.
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Re: Streets of Arrakeen - poem
Paul of Dune was so bad it gave me a seizure that dislocated both of my shoulders and prolapsed my anus.
~Pink Snowman
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Re: Streets of Arrakeen - poem
shit! Forgot we had any rules!
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(Someone reminded me of them in a PM)Omphalos wrote: shit! Forgot we had any rules!
Paul of Dune was so bad it gave me a seizure that dislocated both of my shoulders and prolapsed my anus.
~Pink Snowman
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Re: Streets of Arrakeen - poem
That was cool. Has Nebiros published anything recently?
"You and your buddies and that b*tch Mandy are nothing but a gang of lying, socially maladjusted losers." - St Hypatia of Arrakeen.
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LOL, I don't follow him.chanilover wrote:That was cool. Has Nebiros published anything recently?
Paul of Dune was so bad it gave me a seizure that dislocated both of my shoulders and prolapsed my anus.
~Pink Snowman
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I really miss his cluelessness. He was sweet.chanilover wrote:That was cool. Has Nebiros published anything recently?
- Leto Atreides II
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Re: Streets of Arrakeen - poem
OK, sorry about that.Freakzilla wrote:I deleted the link to Amazon, posting your poetry here is cool, selling it is not.
Thanks for all the positive feedback, folks!
Only fools prefer the past!