"abends" poems - Hello Poetry

After twenty years, as cursed as I may be for having learned computerese, I continue to examine bits, bytes and words and insure that I'm one of those computer nerds. Program design, source code and compile followed by walk-throughs that place me on trial. There's lots of testing - a means to an end in hopes of avoiding future production abends. There are micros, minis and mainframe hardware which are made to work with in-house and vendor software. Provided are many platforms for everyone to use and assure misinformation in data's abuse. Author Note: Learn more about me and my poetry at: www.squidoo.com/book-isbn-1419650513/

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Oct 11, 2012

Oct 11, 2012 at 7:14 AM UTC

joseph-j-breunig-3rd

Poem: Computer Geek

After twenty years, as cursed as I may be for having learned computerese, I continue to examine bits, bytes and words and insure that I'm one of those computer nerds. Program design, source code and compile followed by walk-throughs that place me on trial. There's lots of testing - a means to an end in hopes of avoiding future production abends. There are micros, minis and mainframe hardware which are made to work with in-house and vendor software. Provided are many platforms for everyone to use and assure misinformation in data's abuse. Author Note: Learn more about me and my poetry at: www.squidoo.com/book-isbn-1419650513/

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Bonn Prostitutes working the streets now pay twice for displaying their treats. Not content with the tax they extort, for plying the world's oldest profession. Now Politicians, ****** of a sort, want more money despite the recession. Now to make the sin tax yield sweeter Certain streets now have ********** meters. Six Euros a night is the rate for these girls who have more than one “date” So if your “dame des abends” says “Antreiben! ” as the clocks ticking down on the evening. She has a legitimate worry in telling her"boyfriend" to hurry. In Bonn, the meter is running and only the meter maid’s coming!

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May 5, 2013

May 5, 2013 at 4:51 PM UTC

john-f-mccullagh

Meter maids

Bonn Prostitutes working the streets now pay twice for displaying their treats. Not content with the tax they extort, for plying the world's oldest profession. Now Politicians, ****** of a sort, want more money despite the recession. Now to make the sin tax yield sweeter Certain streets now have ********** meters. Six Euros a night is the rate for these girls who have more than one “date” So if your “dame des abends” says “Antreiben! ” as the clocks ticking down on the evening. She has a legitimate worry in telling her"boyfriend" to hurry. In Bonn, the meter is running and only the meter maid’s coming!

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[Please scroll down for an English translation.] Keine Hoffnung toter Träume: Ich dreh mich nicht mehr um mich selbst. Ich lebe zwischen Streichhölzern Und glaubte, mir gehört die Welt Warum soll ich die Wunden lecken, Die Zeichen meines Lebens sind? Ich denke oft an stille Post – Vielleicht hörst Du mir doch mal zu. Und abends geht die Sonne auf, Weil ich es will in meinem Traum. Antworten sind Gift für Seelen, Weil die Fragen sie erdrücken. Denkst Du oft an mich beim Schlafen? Ich weiß nicht, ob das wichtig ist. Ich bereue nur, Dich nie gefragt zu haben: Vermißt Du eigentlich Spanien? _____________________________________ ENGLISH TRANSLATION: No hope of dead dreams: I do not revolve about myself any longer. I live among matches And presumed the world belonged to me. Why should I lick the wounds That are marks of my life? I often think of Chinese whispers – Perhaps you will listen to me once. And in the evening, the sun rises Because I want it so in my dream. Answers are venomous to souls, Since questions stifle them. Do you think of me often in your sleep? I do not know whether it matters. I only regret never to have asked you: Do you ever miss Spain?

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Apr 11, 2016

Apr 11, 2016 at 7:02 AM UTC

ich-bin-das-wort-ist-ich

Spanien (Spain)

[Please scroll down for an English translation.] Keine Hoffnung toter Träume: Ich dreh mich nicht mehr um mich selbst. Ich lebe zwischen Streichhölzern Und glaubte, mir gehört die Welt Warum soll ich die Wunden lecken, Die Zeichen meines Lebens sind? Ich denke oft an stille Post – Vielleicht hörst Du mir doch mal zu. Und abends geht die Sonne auf, Weil ich es will in meinem Traum. Antworten sind Gift für Seelen, Weil die Fragen sie erdrücken. Denkst Du oft an mich beim Schlafen? Ich weiß nicht, ob das wichtig ist. Ich bereue nur, Dich nie gefragt zu haben: Vermißt Du eigentlich Spanien? _____________________________________ ENGLISH TRANSLATION: No hope of dead dreams: I do not revolve about myself any longer. I live among matches And presumed the world belonged to me. Why should I lick the wounds That are marks of my life? I often think of Chinese whispers – Perhaps you will listen to me once. And in the evening, the sun rises Because I want it so in my dream. Answers are venomous to souls, Since questions stifle them. Do you think of me often in your sleep? I do not know whether it matters. I only regret never to have asked you: Do you ever miss Spain?

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awesome apothecary addressed as Agamemnon alleviates anxiety, and alimentary aggravation anodyne appeasement arrests ailment amphetamines acquaintanceship assuages agonizing aches also advocates amorousness assiduously activating admiration aggressive attacks assault air afoul affable affinity affects adumbration anatomical accidental addiction attested as academic, although afterward abnegation absolutely arduous, affianced attired apparently as an anomaly Ares and Abyssinian Astarte admixture acquiescence affliction affected adroitly, and abruptly abends accessible altruistic alms axed albeit admonishing, alluding, and attributing authored autonomous anonymous adroit arriviste agents accompanying as accomplished accomplices accredited ace advertisers applaud ascendent assaults amidst agonizing appeals acting all acrimoniously apropos avowedly ardently, and antagonistically, agitating appositely advocating ancillary assistance addict adrift afloat anchors away assails along, among, and an alias archenemy - adorned abominable assassin alters ambition adroitly, aggressively, absolutely addict announces asseveration against avid admonishment alarmingly annulling authentic affiliation anew anonymous ability acclaims alignment aegis actually adversarial abetting attrition appetite acceleration ascendent after aplenty anesthetization additionally activating arced analogous arrow advancing added abdominal and arterial agony abject ambivalence arrests accomplishments attainable any artistic avocation absconded asper auditorial approbation, animadversion artificial aggrandizement abrogates astuteness appropriate adjudication affronted alternative afforded amnesty about acing audioslave as aerosmith ambition assumes arriviste affectation already appalling alacrity awakens amendment although Awol administration adamant acrimonious affront agonizingly attributable announces another afterworld apparent ailing apparition ardent allegiance asking anyone appreciable affix apathy abounds attending apriorism allotment.

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Feb 25, 2018

Feb 25, 2018 at 6:46 PM UTC

matthew-scott-harris2p

addictive ampoules annihilate after alluring

awesome apothecary addressed as Agamemnon alleviates anxiety, and alimentary aggravation anodyne appeasement arrests ailment amphetamines acquaintanceship assuages agonizing aches also advocates amorousness assiduously activating admiration aggressive attacks assault air afoul affable affinity affects adumbration anatomical accidental addiction attested as academic, although afterward abnegation absolutely arduous, affianced attired apparently as an anomaly Ares and Abyssinian Astarte admixture acquiescence affliction affected adroitly, and abruptly abends accessible altruistic alms axed albeit admonishing, alluding, and attributing authored autonomous anonymous adroit arriviste agents accompanying as accomplished accomplices accredited ace advertisers applaud ascendent assaults amidst agonizing appeals acting all acrimoniously apropos avowedly ardently, and antagonistically, agitating appositely advocating ancillary assistance addict adrift afloat anchors away assails along, among, and an alias archenemy - adorned abominable assassin alters ambition adroitly, aggressively, absolutely addict announces asseveration against avid admonishment alarmingly annulling authentic affiliation anew anonymous ability acclaims alignment aegis actually adversarial abetting attrition appetite acceleration ascendent after aplenty anesthetization additionally activating arced analogous arrow advancing added abdominal and arterial agony abject ambivalence arrests accomplishments attainable any artistic avocation absconded asper auditorial approbation, animadversion artificial aggrandizement abrogates astuteness appropriate adjudication affronted alternative afforded amnesty about acing audioslave as aerosmith ambition assumes arriviste affectation already appalling alacrity awakens amendment although Awol administration adamant acrimonious affront agonizingly attributable announces another afterworld apparent ailing apparition ardent allegiance asking anyone appreciable affix apathy abounds attending apriorism allotment.

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Got a tender kiss and a nighty-nite Watched my mother dim the light Enjoyed the warmth of my bed Didn't need no angels yet Made it safely through the night What promise holds the nightly sky? Venus, Virgo, Libra, Mars Odd angelic shooting stars How many do I need to die? Who's taking care at my goodbye?

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Oct 3, 2019

Oct 3, 2019 at 9:47 PM UTC

henslo42

Abends will ich schlafen gehn

Got a tender kiss and a nighty-nite Watched my mother dim the light Enjoyed the warmth of my bed Didn't need no angels yet Made it safely through the night What promise holds the nightly sky? Venus, Virgo, Libra, Mars Odd angelic shooting stars How many do I need to die? Who's taking care at my goodbye?

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