GalCiv Haiku

Reply #1 August 22, 2003 1:22 PM from Stardock Forums Top

BRAVO! I see an Altarian Star Award in your future.

Reply #2 August 22, 2003 1:54 PM from Stardock Forums Top

Thanks. I was hoping to see some other haikus posted here.
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Are feelings, like scores,
Successfully submitted
To the metaverse?

Reply #3 August 22, 2003 2:10 PM from Stardock Forums Top

Hated Arceans,
Fall to the mighty Humans.
They will conquer you.
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I hope I did that right

Reply #4 August 22, 2003 2:47 PM from Stardock Forums Top

Single overlords
Drifting alone through the void
Find strength united

Reply #5 August 22, 2003 4:14 PM from Stardock Forums Top

Sly little merchant
Coerces them for credits
Bankruptcy awaits

Reply #6 August 22, 2003 4:20 PM from Stardock Forums Top

Lonely Yor Starbase
Sitting on little green sphere
Bye Bye Yor Starbase

Reply #7 August 22, 2003 4:22 PM from Stardock Forums Top

I need to do work
But instead I play GalCiv
Death to the Drengin!

Reply #8 August 22, 2003 6:15 PM from Stardock Forums Top

OK what the f***
is a
haiku?

Reply #9 August 22, 2003 6:35 PM from Stardock Forums Top

Sounds like a Kiwi.

Reply #10 August 22, 2003 6:43 PM from Stardock Forums Top

One for the rings....

Ray the Wanderer
Theoden and MadProphet
Cotal and Gengsta

OK what the f*** is a haiku?

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It's a japanese verse form - the structure is blank verse with 5 syllables on the first line, seven on the second and five on the third.

Alex

~SDC~
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Reply #11 August 22, 2003 6:44 PM from Stardock Forums Top

Looks like arobertson beat me to it.
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Reply #12 August 22, 2003 8:27 PM from Stardock Forums Top

Tears of silent pain
Cause little joy, little gain
In this game we play

Reply #13 August 22, 2003 8:56 PM from Stardock Forums Top

Thanks Alex and vincible!

Killa = poetic champion

Reply #14 August 22, 2003 9:22 PM from Stardock Forums Top

HairyTheTaco
says come join my empire
you must be evil

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if your not evil, click here
http://www.galciv.com/metaverse/empires.asp?id=413

Reply #15 August 22, 2003 9:23 PM from Stardock Forums Top

Head throbs painfully
Stale wine sits accusingly
Drengin will now die

Reply #16 August 22, 2003 9:26 PM from Stardock Forums Top

Culture bombardment
Galactic Domination
Peace, Nothing but war

Colonize Deep Space
There can Be OnLy One, Me
Surrender or Die

Reply #17 August 23, 2003 4:35 AM from Stardock Forums Top

Miniature wombats
Causing great disharmony
Fourteen of the brutes



Alex


~SDC~

Reply #18 August 23, 2003 8:28 AM from Stardock Forums Top

Eighteen, actually - but TERRIFIC, Alex, thanks from all the family

LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL LOL

Reply #19 August 23, 2003 8:56 AM from Stardock Forums Top

Wandering bakka
finds a home in the darkness
The Metaverse reels.

Welcome back to empiring, bakka!

Reply #20 August 23, 2003 1:41 PM from Stardock Forums Top

Hairy the Taco,
left the illuminati.
But he will be back

Reply #21 August 23, 2003 2:26 PM from Stardock Forums Top

debris of smashed ships
space was never so silent
all aliens gone

fallen galaxy
now we are wholly alone
in winning, we lose




~SDC~

Reply #22 August 23, 2003 9:27 PM from Stardock Forums Top

fallen galaxynow we are wholly alonein winning, we lose

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That's really sad.

Reply #23 August 23, 2003 10:34 PM from Stardock Forums Top

fallen galaxynow we are wholly alonein winning, we lose

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Excellent.

Reply #24 August 23, 2003 10:37 PM from Stardock Forums Top

what did ppl think of mine ?

no comments.. so i think that ppl thought it was average... if any thoughts at all

Reply #25 August 23, 2003 10:44 PM from Stardock Forums Top

what did ppl think of mine ?

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Different style. Haiku is often bittersweet, hence my comment about Matthew Downie's.