Well, that really didn't work out well. Sure, there are results, and sure, they are hilarious, but that wasn't exactly what I was intending. But that's okay, and I'll explain why later. But first, let's hear some of these Markov-chain-generated poems!
Grapes gathering leaves no way by Maromas KierkartarNow, it should be noted that I actually modified the Christmas card program to make this work, mostly because I really didn't want to recreate the original code. Also, I actually hand-selected many pieces of poetry (and other literature) to feed into the program, from many different authors. These include; J. Bennett, J. Berryman, R. Bradbury, C. Bukowski, Lord Byron, T. S. Eliot, R. Frost, A. Ginsberg, B. Jonson, J. Milton, A. F. Moritz, A. Munro, G. Orwell (E. A. Blair), E. A. Poe, D. Salvato, W. Shakespeare, E. Spenser, Lord Tennyson, W. Wordsworth, W. B. Yeats, J. M. Yen (me), and a few anonymous poets. Yes, I kept track of every single author. Yes, I included some of my own poetry. No, I am not a narcissist, in fact, I'm really more of a satisficer. Anyway, here's another poem!
burned eyes can no worldliness,
by the slings and only my dreams set free.
On the spackle protrudes.
A sound of beaten trees,
the skinny moonlight.
Maid or athlete proud.
undemanding yellowness; what I done that clicking make amends.
It.
Too much with us ode by Friomotle MaraoterThe fact that there is actual symbolism and one could actually derive meaning from this scares me. The way that I interpret it, this is a poem about betrayal and suicide. A formerly trusted individual had a blind lead in a project, and maybe something went awry. Maybe, some spiritual accident happened, or maybe there was a terrible divorce; let's say, lying and lack of empathy, lack of care. And this drives the narrator to develop a fascination in blood, gore, and, possibly, taking their own life. That's really dark, if I say so myself. I'm not saying that's what it means, I mean, given that it's basically just spouting out words it thinks goes together, I'm almost sure this has no meaning! But it's fun to analyze this kind of thing, even if it's pointless.
best of blood.
Classic Pavlovian conditioning.
I died,
love,
when I could not your care.
Incarnate in a breathing ribcage.
With a sycamore I trust you had the eyeless road in de whites in some sturdy lead,
Just to think.
She walks in beauty if by Ursulat WittanovI don't know about this one. It just sounds like the narrator is having an existential crisis or something. It could be an out-of-body experience, judging by, "Once upon a black void" (Wittanov, 2), and, "Falling, / freely falling" (Wittanov, 8 - 9). Imagine this:
shocks that is a sleep to me.
Once upon a black void.
No sound.
Nothing to make a quaint and curious volume of the words await another voice.
And to be wish'd.
I desire to master,
though it when I say.
Falling,
freely falling,
I digress.
It’s a worse mistake.
Recoil in fear,
‘cause this,
it when I understand now.
The narrator drops into a deep sleep. All of a sudden, they feel a shock, and they are sent down into a gaping hole. Spiralling down into a sea of depression and anxiety, with no hope of escaping. They're lost in a black void, no sound can be heard, and they're falling into the empty abyss miles below. They wait for another voice, another person to speak, but to no avail. They wish to see another person, to the light at the end of the tunnel, but once again, it is to no avail. Trapped in an ocean of emotion and regret, they strongly wish to master their emotions, to take control of the tide. They want to be able to use their emotions for the greater good, rather than being enveloped by them. In a moment of epiphany, they realize their mistake, and how it is much worse now. They are taken aback by this realization, which soon turns into an epiphany, for now, they finally understand.
Or maybe I'm looking too far into it. That's probably it.
Blessed be the windows revelation by Rices AsthmanI'll leave this one up to you. After all, there are no wrong answers, only improvements.
Drift forward,
and curious volume of another world.
On the neural ka’bah.
My light will forever shine.
Forever mock.
Forever say sorry to just click,
And the songs escape,
an end the trees look up,
And the hammock wraps me.
