Thursday, February 16, 2012

Evolve > Mutate

A tree stands sturdy, heavy, rigid,
Endures the summers, the winters frigid.
It molded itself to a perfect form,
Housed the birds and fed the worm.
It needs no make-over, keeps no vows,
It simply is, and slowly grows.




Thursday, February 2, 2012

Love is a firebrand

It flares up fast, love at first sight
Surrounding you with light,
warmth

The flame, with its hypnotic dance
fills the cold air with sweet fragrance

Encircled by comforting glow
Yet, menaced by dark shadow,

You cling hard to it, for it's dark,
The rain can make it spit and spark

If it drops, it will extinguish.
Filling eyes with tears - Anguish!

Billowing clouds of acrid smoke,
strangling your breath, making you choke.

All that you saw, clear, in your mind,
is gone,  You had sight. Now you're blind.

The ride

Click. Ignition on.
Kick starter thrust down. Gently but firmly.
Piston moves up. Compression.
Decompresser pressed. A hiss.
Kick-through. Momentum.
Gentle Rumbling.
Throttle twisted. Bassy roar.
Gear engaged. Solid thunk. Traction. Torque.
Acceleration. Deepening thump. Racing Heart.
Power. Effortless dominance. Control. Respect demanded.
Wind. Bank and turn.
Complete oneness. You are the machine. No Space, No Time.
Ease off. Descent. Halt.
Steady thump. Aroma of hot metal.
Click. Ignition off. Silence.
Magic lingers.
Walk taller.

I am the very model of a...


With apologies to Gilbert and Sullivan, to the tune of "Modern major general"

GEEK :
I am the very model of an archetypal programmer,
I'm well versed with the CBL and also BNF grammar.
I've memorized the ASCII set, I know by heart the powers dual.
I wake at noon, I sleep at dawn, I dream in formats digital.
I'm very well acquainted, too, with matters algorithmic-al
I code in C and C++, I'm quite familiar with Pascal.
I understand the hardware too, both bleeding edge and obsolete,
My compilations often cause my CPU to overheat.

Chorus :
His compilations often cause his CPU to overheat!
His compilations often cause his CPU to overheat!
His compilations often cause his CPU to overheat!

GEEK:
I've mastered all the math behind the cryptographic modulus,
I know the many operators of the lambda calculus
So whether it's a question of the floating point or integer
I am the very model of an archetypal programmer.

Chorus:
So whether it's a question of the floating point or integer
He is the very model of an archetypal programmer.

GEEK :
I've optimized the slowest code, I've debugged multi-thread deadlock
I've rebooted infinite times, to be the king of overclock
I know about the huffman code, the techniques of Lempel and Ziv
Just ask me, and a lecture on image encoding I will give
I know the work of Knuth and Wirth, of Stroustrup and of Stepanov,
I am in awe of RMS though ESR's not worth my love.
I live mostly in solitude, no contact with humanity,
The online world is my playground, my home and my community.

Chorus:
The online world is his playground, his home and his community.
The online world is his playground, his home and his community.
The online world is his playground, his home and his community.

GEEK:
You may think I am wacky and can ridicule my geekiness,
But this is how in dreary life, I really find some happiness.
In short, in matters of odd syntax, and semantics much odder,
I am the very model of an archetypal programmer.

Chorus:
In short, in matters of odd syntax, and semantics much odder,
He is the very model of an archetypal programmer.

GEEK:
On matters electronic too, I can give you information,
On bipolars and MOSFETS I can make witty conversation.
Of triacs, diacs, SCR's, I'll speak and explain the diode
I'll expound the intricacies of both the cathode and anode
I've dabbled with the analog, the hybrid and the digital,
I'm well versed with the meaning of my measurements instrumental.
I revel in the calculations of currents alternating,
I'm enchanted with fields created by electrons gyrating.

Chorus:
He's enchanted with fields created by electrons gyrating.
He's enchanted with fields created by electrons gyrating.
He's enchanted with fields created by electrons gyrating.

GEEK:
I have created polyglots in two languages, even three,
I've even gone so far as write my very own malloc() and free()
So whether it's a case for a compiler or interpreter,
I am your very model of an archetypal programmer.

Chorus:
So whether it's a case for a compiler or interpreter
He is our very model of an archetypal programmer.

How green is my love


A pastel green, peeks out from a seeds hard shell,
So too, from my heart, as loves dew fell.

Overnight a tender shoot springs, seeking light,
Tenderness - It's love at first sight.

Pushing rocks aside, great might has the stem green,
The force of love, nothing can come in between!

The spreading leaves, light and warmth do nourish,
Passionate embraces, shining eyes, moments to cherish.

Sometimes to grow, as a sturdy tree, tall and old.
Sometimes to wither, in winters cruel cold.

And yet there's the promise of spring
Shades of green, yet again to bring.

Love can ebb, It can flow,
But it's green, always to grow...