Introduction

Author: Rob "Jawapro"
G'day. I'm not really a big fan of poetry, but I've still managed to write some. A fair chunk of this was due to an elective course I took at uni that required me to write poetry as well as stories. Well anyway - take a look around and see what you think. There are also a few poems that I DIDNT write, but were worth putting up anyway.

 

The Weapon

Author: Rob "Jawapro"
This was one of my favorite poems from the Uni Course. I'd been thinking about Firefly a lot when I wrote it.

The gun was about as reliable as an underpaid mercenary.

 

Position Vacant

Author: Rob "Jawapro"
This was a poem I wrote for uni. Its about my dreams, and the fact that my mind reuses the same locations in my dreams instead of inventing new ones.

Originally titled "My Lazy Mind"




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Jonno Racing - Nos Powered Beetle

Author: Dan "The Mechanic"
This is a poem written by my cousin. It's not designed as a poem, but its a cool collection of impossible upgrades for a vehicle. I tried selling a model Beetle on ebay using this description, but no one bought it. Anyway - take a look. If you're into cars, you'll find this hilarious.



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Delta Flight

Author: Sam "Boris Agrees"
This poem was written "apparently" by a friend of mine. It is a parody of the song "Convoy" by CW McCall but using stuff from the computer game "FreeLancer". Sam's a self-confessed Freelancer Freak.



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The Vong

Author: Rob "Jawapro"
This poem was written after I had just started rereading the New Jedi Order series of books. Its based on those Star Wars books, but dosnt mention much specifically - I deliberatly kept it vague - as it was part of my uni course.

The line "our forces are powerless against them" is very relevant if you've read the books.


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Riddle

Author: Rob "Jawapro"
I actually really quite like this one. Its a riddle, but shouldnt be too hard to work out what its about. Once again, this one was written for my Uni Course. The lecuter didnt know what it was about, but most of the other students did.


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Serenity Valley

Author: Rob "Jawapro"
The longest poem I've ever written. This poem was based on the Firefly/Serenity universe. The last battle of the war was fought at a place called Serenity Valley, and I based this poem on the accounts of that battle.



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The Evil Thing

Author: Rob "Jawapro"
This was a fun poem I wrote for my uni course. Its about "The Most Evil Thing in the World". Take a read - you'll be able to work out what it is. The poem is inteded to be funny - hopefully it worked.






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The Gift

Author: Rob "Jawapro"
This poem was written after I read a poem by another student that started with a similar first few lines. When I read that poem, my brain immediatly started on this poem, even though the original poem was nothing like this one. Its a rather sad poem. Its also not properly finished yet - I was intending to go back and keep working on it - but everyone who read it said they liked it.


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Moving Out

Author: Rob "Jawapro"
This poem is about a mother talking about her son who has finally left home. It's got a twist at the end though - which I enjoyed writting, but it makes it quite sad.




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The Marvels of Science

Author: Rob "Jawapro"
This was just a fun little stupid poem I wrote while in class, after listening to a heap of stupid little poems that were supposedly "good".

The difference between what happens when you sneeze and what happens when you dont may be less important than we first thought.

 

Lament for the 5510

Author: Rob "Jawapro"
This was a poem I wrote after my trusty old Nokia 5510 phone stopped working. Thanks to Lilsk, as she was the one who gave me the idea, after sending me an email along similar lines.

I offer my condolences About the death of your mobile. I know you two were very close, And went everywhere together. I know it must be hard, But you have to carry on. Someone new will come along, Not the same as the old Nokia 5510, But in time you will learn to live with it.

 

Jayne's Poem

Author: Rob "Jawapro"
Another Firefly poem. I thought it'd be interesting to write it as if Jayne Cobb had written it - which is why its so ... umm... Jayne.

Hi, my name is Jayne and this is my gun. I robbed a train, and it was fun. Dammit Mal, I told you I couldnt write poetry.

 

Without This Thing

Author: Rob "Jawapro"
This was an exercise to write a poem without using something - can you tell what it was?

It took away a thing that was important to I. I cant work without it. I am stuck without it. Most words dont work without it. Paragraphs dont work. What was it? Only you can find out for you! I did show you, you must know by now.

 

Alphabet Thingo

Author: Rob "Jawapro"
Another exercise - this time each word starts with the next letter of the alphabet. I got as far as T.

Another boring curly dog eats four giganticly huge incredibly jittery kangaroo legs, mawing nauseously on previously quarenteened red striped turnips.

 

A-Z of Me

Author: Rob "Jawapro"
This poem was from an exercise at uni. It is a pretty stupid poem. Its what they call an alphabet poem. And like most of my poetry, I pick on myself a lot.





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My Jacket

Author: Rob "Jawapro"
This was a very short poem I wrote while at the uni course. It was about my favorite old jacket that my mother and sister both detest.

Hanging on the wall, like a photo of an old friend. No longer fit to be seen. Still he comes with me sometimes, Tramping through the bush.

 

The Monster Poem

Author: Rob "Jawapro"
Another exercise from uni. We were told to write a poem praising ourselves - starting with the line "Name, you are a genius..." and then proceeding to praise yourself. I just couldnt do that. So instead, I wrote this poem where I bag myself out completely.





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Lasting Love

Author: Rob "Jawapro"
This was just a short little sarcastic poem I thought up one day.

Thier love was enduring, just like station Mir.

 

Game Warden

Author: Rob "Jawapro"
Yet another exercise from uni. We were given a particular job to write about, and a set of guidelines (first line has the character looing out a window, etc). I managed to get Game Warden, and so of course, I based my poem on the character of Robert Muldoon from Jurassic Park.





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The End

Author: Rob "Jawapro"
This was a Haiku I wrote for the uni course.

A great writer dies, A pen drops, All writing stops.

 

Sometimes

Author: Rob "Jawapro"
This was a short poem I thought up one day thinking about how much I hate change.

Sometimes, times change faster than I; sometimes I win.