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 Posted: Sat Oct 16, 2004 2:18 pm
In the future, Earth tried to reach far into the depths of space. Colonies spanned the cosmos, bases set up camp on planets, and as always, the commercial world started to thrive off of science's glories. Companies shot canisters into the sky, which would pop open and unwind giant animated billboards for space travelers to see and hear. (the billboards were audible via radio as you passed them by)
Sadly, one day, the world turned into soot and fire. Something extremely horrific happened. Life, Human, Animals... Gone... Every Imprint of life vanished under boiling seas and morphing volcanoes. But the people of the colonies and bases lived self-sufficiently for sometime. However, without their mother earth they, as well, perished.
That left one group: The ads. Yes, they would suffer the same fate as their inventors, but it would be eons before each billboard would flicker their last flicker. These posters ran on solar power, living with no other need for life. All day, All Night they played, eating and storing energy simultaneously.
They seemed to be the photo album of their planet, looking back to what an Eden earth was.
They were the only things left...
Billboards
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Colored Squares
Against black
And air of airs
In a vacuum
Glistening Shards
Reflecting and Consuming
Star Juice
Pouring onto their tin sides
Lamp & Pixel lit bright
Spackled color in Motion
A melody for more eye attention
A jingle aloft
On these signs
A dog barks
As a child plays
A man waves
As a woman smirks
Against black
A great Black Blank
These signs are survivors
Survivors of a Great War
They Are in Herds
In Technicolor Bliss
Logos and Words
Never pessimistically speaking
Of the dead planet they orbit
Slowly they will pass
If you stay still
Shifting through coldness
With the past's Muses' touch
History, Love, Hate, Art, Science
Portrayed
onto these circlers
Running with a sun's power
Running with a sun's power
Grasped by their maker's hands
And crafted with their visions
of Utopia
And ever so slowly
They repeat their slideshow
For the passerbys that might be
For Those that wish to see the past sights
As the last poster nears
An eerie irony
Two Dancers
Attire
As a Bossa Nova plays
Romantic Eyes of Fire
Fiery of the next day
Slowly Pacing in constant loop
And a slogan says with sarcasm
Cursive Font it Reads "Forever"
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Posted: Sat Oct 16, 2004 2:38 pm
That's pretty depressing. Yet highly interesting. domokun gonk
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Posted: Sat Oct 16, 2004 2:46 pm
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Posted: Sat Oct 16, 2004 2:51 pm
Krey That's pretty depressing. Yet highly interesting. domokun gonk Without the beginning paragraph thing it's not that saddening. Well... At least to me.
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Posted: Sat Oct 16, 2004 2:57 pm
Lonesome Moon Krey That's pretty depressing. Yet highly interesting. domokun gonk Without the beginning paragraph thing it's not that saddening. Well... At least to me. The begining is part of the poem though. eek
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Posted: Sat Oct 16, 2004 3:01 pm
Krey Lonesome Moon Krey That's pretty depressing. Yet highly interesting. domokun gonk Without the beginning paragraph thing it's not that saddening. Well... At least to me. The begining is part of the poem though. eek You mean the Paragraph thet begins with "In the future, Earth tried to reach far into the depths of space"? That's more of a preface. 3nodding
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Posted: Sat Oct 16, 2004 3:03 pm
Lonesome Moon Krey Lonesome Moon Krey That's pretty depressing. Yet highly interesting. domokun gonk Without the beginning paragraph thing it's not that saddening. Well... At least to me. The begining is part of the poem though. eek You mean the Paragraph thet begins with "In the future, Earth tried to reach far into the depths of space"? That's more of a preface. 3nodding Yes, but I think part of the poem. Not all poetry has to be in stanza form.
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Posted: Sat Oct 16, 2004 3:08 pm
Krey Lonesome Moon Krey Lonesome Moon Krey That's pretty depressing. Yet highly interesting. domokun gonk Without the beginning paragraph thing it's not that saddening. Well... At least to me. The begining is part of the poem though. eek You mean the Paragraph thet begins with "In the future, Earth tried to reach far into the depths of space"? That's more of a preface. 3nodding Yes, but I think part of the poem. Not all poetry has to be in stanza form. Hmmmm... I guess it's more of a story/poem I guess. What would you call that? :s Stoem? Pory?
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Posted: Sat Oct 16, 2004 3:12 pm
Lonesome Moon Krey Lonesome Moon Krey Lonesome Moon Krey That's pretty depressing. Yet highly interesting. domokun gonk Without the beginning paragraph thing it's not that saddening. Well... At least to me. The begining is part of the poem though. eek You mean the Paragraph thet begins with "In the future, Earth tried to reach far into the depths of space"? That's more of a preface. 3nodding Yes, but I think part of the poem. Not all poetry has to be in stanza form. Hmmmm... I guess it's more of a story/poem I guess. What would you call that? :s Stoem? Pory? A poetic story. I'm writing one of those, for the hell of it right now. whee
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Posted: Sat Oct 16, 2004 3:15 pm
Krey Lonesome Moon Krey Lonesome Moon Krey Lonesome Moon Krey That's pretty depressing. Yet highly interesting. domokun gonk Without the beginning paragraph thing it's not that saddening. Well... At least to me. The begining is part of the poem though. eek You mean the Paragraph thet begins with "In the future, Earth tried to reach far into the depths of space"? That's more of a preface. 3nodding Yes, but I think part of the poem. Not all poetry has to be in stanza form. Hmmmm... I guess it's more of a story/poem I guess. What would you call that? :s Stoem? Pory? A poetic story. I'm writing one of those, for the hell of it right now. whee Wait... That's called an epic... D'oh! xp
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Posted: Sat Oct 16, 2004 3:21 pm
Lonesome Moon Krey Lonesome Moon Krey Lonesome Moon Krey Lonesome Moon Krey That's pretty depressing. Yet highly interesting. domokun gonk Without the beginning paragraph thing it's not that saddening. Well... At least to me. The begining is part of the poem though. eek You mean the Paragraph thet begins with "In the future, Earth tried to reach far into the depths of space"? That's more of a preface. 3nodding Yes, but I think part of the poem. Not all poetry has to be in stanza form. Hmmmm... I guess it's more of a story/poem I guess. What would you call that? :s Stoem? Pory? A poetic story. I'm writing one of those, for the hell of it right now. whee Wait... That's called an epic... D'oh! xp Well, let's just make up words, 'cause that's cooler.
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Posted: Sun Oct 17, 2004 12:51 pm
I like the imagery and desolation of the beginning. biggrin DDDDDDD
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Posted: Sun Oct 17, 2004 3:51 pm
Billboards shall take over ze world! domokun
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