An Ode to Tigersprite

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This is Tigersprite's prize for winning my contest.

An Ode to Tigersprite

Taiga, Taiga, burning bright
in the forests of the night.
The line above is not copyrighted,
merely borrowed for my delight.
Now this poem is a work of art because it rhymes.
Now it doesn't. That's life.

Taiga is a God, a woman of many skills.
She won Skins's contest with her gypsy powers.
She went at it like a raccoon high on acid and sugar that was trying to scamper out of a trailer, while becoming rabid as froth grew from its slobbery mouth, scaring every human being in the process.
Her short story was magnificent and it brought Skins to tears.
Or was that the onions she was slicing at the time?

As the gypsies dance and the trees whisper,
Taiga realises that she has gone insane.
Trees don't talk to you (unless you're John Smith from Pocahontas)
and gypsies don't-- oh, they do dance.
My mistake.

Nonetheless, Taiga is strong and beautiful.
She may be a gypsy and she may talk to trees,
but so long as her writing excels with brilliance,
she will forever be worshipped.

When the day she becomes rabid arrives,
Skins will not fret, nor will she cry.
Skins will just be happy that Taiga's joined her.

And now, Taiga bids us farewell
as we anticipate the next piece of art she produces.


(This poem in chat speak)

Taiga brns nd stuff in forests.
dnt wrry coz this aint copyright or nuthin
nd we all lik 2 rhyme.

Taiga is a god nd stuff.
shes lik a raccoon tha is rabid.
Skins cries @ onions.

gypsies and trees r cool
coz trees talk.
nd gypsies danc.

Taigas cool.

beeing rabid is cool.
evrything is cool.

Kfanxbi.

Hey,

That's pretty darn good Skins. You can guess my favorite line?

'She went at it like a raccoon high on acid and sugar '

Mmm, mm, good.

~Jas

Wow, this was classic. *applause* I can't take this seriously enough for a real, honest review...but classic. My favorite lines -

Now this poem is a work of art because it rhymes.
Now it doesn't. That's life.

and

She went at it like a raccoon high on acid and sugar that was trying to scamper out of a trailer, while becoming rabid as froth grew from its slobbery mouth, scaring every human being in the process.

Yep, definitely not copyrighted. This is originality that can only be found by a YWSer. XD

And thanks for the chat-text translation; now even my sister can read it.

PEACE.
StoryWeaver

It isn't a copyright infringement because the original was 'Tyger, tyger, burning bright..."

So full of awesomeness-sweetness-pwness-coolness, Skins!

Who knows you can write a poem?

I honestly didn't read your entire piece, because I lost a bit of interest after the rhyming scheme ended, but I loved the first stanza. It made me giggle :3

Skins wrote:Now this poem is a work of art because it rhymes.
Now it doesn't. That's life.

LOL. I love that.

haha so funny! great job lol. Me next?

Brilliant.

^bad review.

Loves,
Bunny

Skins.

My goodness. This is absolutely hysterically, amazing. I'm even mangling adjective usage because of this poem. No one has attempted to give this a proper review and at first I was going to try, but after a little more thought, I've decided against it. Instead, I'll leave it at this:

The chat speak translation was absolutely profound. Changed.My.Life.

Write On,
Lette

You are such a mad genius Skins. Did you know that? Mad. Genius. My guess is you might want to know my favorite line? Too bad if you don't cause I'm given it to ya'.

As the gypsies dance and the trees whisper,
Taiga realises that she has gone insane.
Trees don't talk to you (unless you're John Smith from Pocahontas)
and gypsies don't-- oh, they do dance.
My mistake.

You fufilled both my childhood Pocahontas obsession and my love of gypsies. Chat Speak? I didn't even know I could read that after so much time on here. Actually, I didn't understand half of the bottom part. That's ok though. Your still a mad genius. N' stuff.

~Crafty~

hehehe I liked this! Kinda made my day and it reminds me of something that I can't put my finger on. o.O Oh well!

Hi there.

I really like this. Your ability to translate chat speak to actual poetry is really good. It's really uplifting and witty and quite charming. I love your line

"Taiga is a God, a woman of many skills.
She won Skins's contest with her gypsy powers."

Just draws you right in.

Your second stanza is you stronger, much more of than your first and third.

In conclusion, really well done.

It's really good i like the mood and rhythm in it.

I literally can not review this seriously but it is a truly magnifiscent peice.You should turn it into a short story.
My favorite parts were:

she went at it like a raccoon on acid and sugar

trees don't talk

now it rhymes and now it doesn't thats life.

hehe fantastic skins absolutely fantastic
~spartacus~

the dream we fought for and when we lost for we brought forthe the pride and shame of victory less glory~dreamer~

Skins, I love you.

That is all.