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Life As a Boat (Haiku) by dougsoderstrom
Entering upon the waves of time, The wooden hull Sinks.

Up the ladder: Stuck in VI
Down the ladder: Untitled

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Arithmetic Mean: 4.75
Weighted score: 4.779801
Overall Rank: 11322
Posted: September 18, 2002 1:52 PM PDT; Last modified: September 20, 2002 10:52 AM PDT
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Comments:
[1] bondjedi @ 12.228.115.70 | 26-Sep-02/4:27 PM | Reply
the ol' 9-3-1 haiku. of course!
[7] Nicholas Jones @ 137.44.1.200 | 29-Sep-02/4:54 AM | Reply
I like this, but it doesn't really achieve anything on its own.
[n/a] dougsoderstrom @ 207.80.112.1 > Nicholas Jones | 29-Sep-02/10:59 AM | Reply
Dear Nicholas:

Perhaps not.

I guess what I am saying is, like the old Buddhist saying, in being born, everyone of us has boarded a boat that will eventually sink (as in everyone of us will eventually die.

Doug
[10] hipster flare @ 209.68.64.69 | 8-Jan-03/9:33 AM | Reply
how cold. excellent.
[0] deleted user @ 64.213.169.66 | 16-Jan-03/2:56 AM | Reply
Wtf?
[1] poetandknowit @ 67.40.59.91 | 16-Jan-03/10:30 PM | Reply
Bummer.
[8] Joi @ 207.119.185.153 | 26-Aug-07/11:37 PM | Reply
Interesting. Waves of time is cool.
[8] Joi @ 207.119.185.153 | 26-Aug-07/11:59 PM | Reply
very crisp. I liked it.
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