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SONNETS
#117-120 for Tea Time in L.A. (about BtVS episodes #28 &
#119)
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Rhetorical verse for Tea Time in
L.A. - (Talking about Buffy as Shakespeare would
have. <g>)
Posted by: forensicpopouri - May 11, 2002, 6:05
AM
TO READ TODAY'S
ENTIRE 4-SONNET SEQUENCE
SCROLL DOWN TO
RESPONSES What's this about? Read up
here:
NOTE: If you've watched
"Seeing Red" (BtVS episode #119 -
Season 6 ep 19)
AND "Bewitched,
Bothered, & Bewildered (BtVS episode
#28 -Season 2 ep 16)
this
Shakespearean sonnet sequence may make a heck of a
lot more sense. <smile>
These two
episodes are 91 episodes apart. In episode
28, Xander
wishes
dating was as "simple and direct" as
slaying.
In episode 119,
Spike decides he'll go back to the
clarity
of Vampire VS
Slayer.
What is there to say as we leap
across four seasons of
Buffy
in a single bound? I
had no idea. Not until I wrote the sonnets. That's
what
writing your thoughts in rhetorical
verse is good for. Figuring out
what
you think . . . with a little help of
the rhyme and iambic pentameter
stuff. <no joke>
Today's sonnet
sequence has the stupidest title I have
ever come up with.
<smile>
119 - 29 =
91
Scroll down to responses
to read the sonnets. Want more info, scroll all
the way to the bottom.
NOTE:
TO KEEP THE SONNETS FROM SCROLLING INTO OBLIVION
<g> . .
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PLEASE DON'T REPLY HERE,
THANKS
POST FEEDBACK / COMMENTS /
QUESTIONS AT
tid=80583
http://www.buffy.com/bronze_posts.jsp?tid=80583
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Responses
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CORRECTION
| Posted by:
forensicpopouri - May 11, 2002, 6:42
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Well, duh . . . 119-29
=90 . . . but the episodes I'm writing about are 119
& 28
and I got it right when I typed it below,
but goofed it up there. Up above it's
even stupider
than below. <grin>
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NOTE
| Posted by:
forensicpopouri - May 11, 2002, 6:22
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The sonnets below are
a "strange" sequence of light night sonnets . .
.
. . . the ones earlier today (A "story"
sequence) might be more to your liking.
http://www.buffy.com/bronze_posts.jsp?tid=123717
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1 of 4 (sonnet sequence) 119 - 28 = 91 -
(inspired by BtVS episodes119 &
28)
| Posted by:
forensicpopouri - May 11, 2002, 6:10
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TEA TIME SONNETS
#117-120/154
Rhetorical verse in
Shakespearean sonnet
form
119 - 28 =
91
(1) IN 119
SPIKE WANTS that clarity
of
vampire vs slayer . . . tooth and
stake.
To hell with Buffy-love's
insanity.
That doomed infatuation? Big
mistake!
"I will
return to kill her. Make her pay
for not
returning what that slayer b*tch
could never
understand was her best way
(as slayer) to
relieve a woman's itch . . .
. . . for
love within constraints of duty's
call.
She is a killing creature of the
night.
Why could that stupid b*tch not simply
fall
for someone who was clearly Mister
Right.
Well fine. I'll click the switch. The
world will change.
When I come back, her lungs
I'll
rearrange."
[CONTINUED
BELOW]
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2-3 of 4 (sonnet sequence) "119 - 28 =
91" cont.
| Posted by:
forensicpopouri - May 11, 2002, 6:08
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(2) NOW, GO BACK
90 EPISODES. . . ONE MORE.
And there is
Xander wishing dating was
as
simple & direct as how you score
the
slaying game. No new math algebras . .
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. . . are needed when a monster's in
your face.
You strike until it's dead. There
is no pain
of indecision. Grab and swing your
mace
directly at your target -- smash its
brain.
"If only
winning love was just like that.
Well, not with
nail-spiked balls. That makes a mess
of
ev'rything. She'd have to wear a hat.
A caveman's
club? Some love taps, more or
less."
BUT
reverie's disrupted by attack
of vampire.
BUFFY SLAYS, THEN SAYS YOU LACK. .
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(3). . . A FULL APPRECIATION of her
game.
The goal is clear, but tactics you must
choose.
Decisiveness, dear Xander,
not those lame
distracting jokes
that guarantee you lose . . .
. . .
initiative when facing down your foe.
Yes:
"Monster: Bad." That's easy. THIS is hard:
Each
moment firmly choose which way to
go.
Not limply joking sideways. . . LIKE
THE BARD . . .
. . . CHOOSE ONE STRAIGHT LINE
. . . as you stab through the chest
of what you
most desire. . . Your words define
your chances
of becoming truly blessed
by your correct
selection . . . You can't whine . . .
. . .
at probabilities you'll live or die.
Much
better that . . . than always joke and
sigh.
[CONTINUED
BELOW]
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4 of 4 (sonnet sequence) "119 - 28 = 91"
cont.
| Posted by:
forensicpopouri - May 11, 2002, 6:08
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(4) NOW
SPIKE RETURNING to cruel
clarity
makes sense . . . consid'ring all
that he's been through.
It's not a case of losing
purity.
He's "evil," after all. I wish him
Dru.
BUT XANDER? It's too bad he
wasn't shot
a long, long time ago . .. since he
can't learn
a single thing. A "grown-up?
He is not!
OH COME BACK DANCING DEMON, make him
burn . . .
. . . with flames or viruses . . .
Delete his part.
NOW . . . THINK OF SAM
& RILEY who somewhere
fight evil hand to
hand and heart to heart.
I often wish I watched
this cool, clear pair . . .
. . . instead of
Buffy's whacked out coma dream.
I'll
let you guess my point . . . Let's eat ice cream.
<ewg>
THE
END
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HAIKU
CODA
What's the point of that?
Figuring out
there's no point?
Or do you see
one?
<ewg>
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"FOOTNOTES"
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| Posted by:
forensicpopouri - May 11, 2002, 6:06
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NOTE: The
insane idea of putting Buffy
thoughts
in Shakespearean sonnet form . . . is
based on the even more insane idea
that
you might want to give it a try
yourself.
For a "sonnetized" explanation
of why this is not insane <g> . . .
you might read
my previous Bronze threads WHY I POST
IN SHAKESPEAREAN SONNETS:
PART 1: tid=48156
PART 2: tid=48152
THEN if that challenge
seems like an interesting one to you, look for TEA
TIME in L.A.
at 7:00 PM BRONZE TIME daily
. . . which is truly strange. <g> But it
just
might save the world. <ewg> In any case,
you can brag about being able to write better
than
fill-in-the-blank.
<g>
FOR MORE INFO SEE THE MOST RECENT
TEA TIME CORKBOARD at
http://www.buffy.com/bronze_posts.jsp?tid=123103
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