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Recursion



On the wall behind the sofa is a picture of my room
And the picture on the wall is of the wall
In the picture of the wall you can see a picture loom
Though the picture in the picture's rather small
In the picture in the picture there's a picture of my room
Though this picture's hardly visible at all
If I had a perfect microscope and set it up to zoom
You could see the picture's perfect of the wall
You may wonder why a picture of a picture in a room
Is the sort of thing I'd want to own at all
But if I had no such picture it would be my dismal doom
Not to write this silly poem on my wall!

Author notes

Well I hope it makes someone laugh, if you can manage to say it out loud!

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  • Cannonsfire
    December 2, 2008
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    Engaging rhyme as usual Jeff and so beautifully sad and humorous as well Lol.. C


  • JinSays gold member
    December 2, 2008

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    You DID make me laugh, I can totally agree with you in this. You've managed to find that silly and slightly off kilter thread and make it your own.
    Fantastic,
    Love,
    jin


  • 2lullabyhaven
    December 2, 2008

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    Go Jeff, this is so much akin to how I view things its just touching to me hahahaha good luck to you in the contest lol


  • Exit-Stage-Right
    December 1, 2008

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    OUTSTANDING!!!

    Oh my gosh I pray this takes first prize! The poem exactly captures the picture which reflects the poem which... DOH!!! Now you've got me doing it!


  • Peripatetic gold member
    December 1, 2008

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    Mirror images reflecting each other ad infinitum are imagined very well in this poem with its repeating ab rhyme scheme. This witty ditty is intelligent and humorous and just the sort of thing one might expect from an active mind temporarily disengaged from more pressing matters.


  • Mairi bheag gold member
    November 25, 2008

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    It was getting philosophical - all about folded space - until you said you were trying to make me laugh!


  • Death of the Author
    November 24, 2008

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    I saw that contest before and as soon as I read the preview lines I thought it must be for it. Pictures within pictures within pictures fascinate me, like holding a mirror up to a mirror. Nicely done

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