poemranker ::The Sea by Tarquin De La Bog

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Free verse № 8628

The Sea

Member since 2002 · Posted 13 Aug 2002 · Edited 13 Aug 2002 · 38 comments

The Sea is wet. The Sea is deep (in places). The Sea is blue (aside from parts where industrial waste is pumped into it). The Sea is cold (generally speaking). We have all evolved from The Sea. I like to see The Sea.

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38 comments

[n/a] razorgrin 13-Aug-02/9:29 AM Reply
But the sea is full of Cthulhu and his minions. And squid. And submarines. The sea is scary.
[10] horus8 13-Aug-02/6:19 PM Reply
Island folk love their drift wood, and seed floats. i wish it were longer and stronger. i like the (stuff) though. long live the queen and the beasts from the bog! welcome...lovely name.
[3] <~> 13-Aug-02/9:49 PM Reply
i'd like to see more of your poetry, T de la B. you have been quite vocal, of late. put your words, um, where your other words are. yeah, that's exactly it. post some, so that we, in turn, may have our turn at summing you.
[n/a] yoda's aprentice 14-Aug-02/4:28 AM Reply
oh shut the fuck up this poem is so bad im not even going to vote for it!
[n/a] -=Dark_Angel=-, P.I. 14-Aug-02/5:30 AM Reply
Did you hear that, guys?! yoda's apprentice isn't going to vote for this poem! That's how bad it is!! Golly gosh!
[n/a] kawakurdi 14-Aug-02/1:53 PM Reply
Childish but not a children's poem.
[2] pkdrunner 15-Aug-02/3:29 PM Reply
forrest gump write this?
[10] cleverdevice › pkdrunner 18-Nov-02/2:59 AM Reply
hey, forrest gump may have been autistic, but not this low.
[10] horus8 15-Aug-02/3:49 PM Reply
ah..that's why you don't vote d.a? i figured it was something as bottomless and fickle as "being that bad" (which it is) but d.a, z, has got you on shape, but your message is more satisfying(i can't believe i'm even talking about this goat milking fiasco) any way..i just read a poimee' from a one' robust youngsoul called "translations" totally encompasses the way i feel about feeling..i just got done auditioning for the sound of music...i'm now gonna stick my own kale gun in my arse and give myself some calcium richness now, i'm then going to use my beak to chisel off my hoof..because i no longer have the equipment needed to need.fuck you! mindless shape poets(anger is a sign of jealousy and insecurities) was this all ryans idea? da's?razora's?, z's?...is this a fucking conspiracy? ah...............hhhh..hhh......porcupine.ruipees.grinder.laderhosen.cockerspaniel.lovedust..
[n/a] -=Dark_Angel=-, P.I. 15-Aug-02/4:24 PM Reply
You need to sit down and take a chill pill. The reason I don't vote is this: It's completely pointless. Not only are votes regularly wiped out by poetes editing their poemes, and not only is any one person's vote washed away in a sea of bad judgment, but what function does it serve? What does it tell the poete about his poeme? Do high votes mean "it's good"? Do low votes mean "it's bad"? No. They do not. You and I both know that almost all of the poemes on this site have scores that are wildly incorrect. The author gains nothing; the voter gains nothing. That is why I don't vote. Perhaps you will find some vague, sarcastic, meaningless counterargument to that which nobody can argue against because there isn't anything to argue against, but perhaps you won't. Anyway. On to the rest of your really excellent comment. 1. I don't actually care what you feel about feeling. Was this addressed to me, or someone else, or just your awe-dience in general? Your constant fervent attempts to relate other people's poemes to your own incredibly exciting life are as about as stimulating as watching the results of you composing yet another pointless, carbon-copy "slam"-fest filled with (if we're lucky) images that are not original, evocative, salient, meaningful to anyone but you, or even considered. If we're not lucky, they're just filled with total bollocks. 2. Your life as an actor holds this much interest for me: nearly none. I say 'nearly' because once I did a search on 'horus8' to see if you really had done any acting. 3. Your fictions about the kale gun are this entertaining: not. 4. Please stop abusing the beak, as it is mine and I have promised to look after it. You may use the bastard inverted cousin of the beak since you appear to own it. 5. My name is "-=Dark_Angel=-" and I will thank you to address me as such. I have spent an unbelievable amount of time and money in court getting it legally changed and YOU WILL RESPECT IT. 6. Your stoned tourette's syndrome outbursts are, I'm sure, really great, but I for one have stopped reading them, and I don't really know if anyone does, so you might want to consider swearing at someone who cares. You can address your next comment essay to same. Have a good one!!!!
[n/a] ==Doylum 15-Aug-02/4:53 PM Reply
()-Dirk-Angle~} got a monk on. Come out to play %^Dirk??" don't get all testy on every one, just cause yev got bottom problems, sooth them with cream, we'll all have such fun, and be friends again, you can play your guitar if you like.
[n/a] -=Dark_Angel=-, P.I. 15-Aug-02/4:59 PM Reply
Your hilarious misspelling of my name have me in stitches Doylum! Keep up the hilarious work!!!! P.S. I would have thought such an ironic person as yourself could SPOT A LITTLE FUCKING IRONY NOW AND THEN (LIKE IN THAT COMMENT TO HORUS8 I JUST DID THAT'S WHAT I MEAN!!!)
[n/a] ==Doylum 15-Aug-02/5:04 PM Reply
=-Dirk90-== explains his word for me just incase i don't understand them, he has a monopoly on bitting comment and irony, one must head them or he'll have your hotels and your little dog too
[n/a] -=Dark_Angel=-, P.I. 15-Aug-02/5:09 PM Reply
Oh, Doylum. When will you learn that it's not who has the dog and the hotels, but how long it takes before one loses all one's money and throws the board across the room in anger?
[n/a] ==Doylum 15-Aug-02/5:15 PM Reply
Tuesday
[0] anagram 16-Aug-02/9:11 PM Reply
I enjoyed the "War" poem and voted accordingly but chose to keep 'Queens council' on this one, but as we are apparently being brutally honest - this one is SHITE and struggled to be considered a zero.
[6] The troubled sinner 17-Aug-02/1:30 PM Reply
You lot all need to wank more instead of taking out your frustration on a poetry website. Sheesh. Take it for what it is - simple fun. Nice one Tarquin.
[10] horus8 17-Aug-02/1:42 PM Reply
yeah nice one tarqui, way to be descriptive, and darwinianly deep.even the most troubled sinner has time to offer an asian pear to your shrine of poetry...i don't even think you need the () cuz it's really just descriptive and deep and telling and not shallow and wow..did i say descriptive?..yeah...wow..really moving shit here...pardon me while i take notes..
[0] darby pyn 8-Sep-02/6:41 PM Reply
and you call sweat shit.
what are you 10.
[0] poetandknowit 24-Sep-02/10:37 PM Reply
Congrats. You have done the impossible and overtaken DA for the worst poem on the site. You should be proud. Have a drink on me!
[0] liljsmith87 26-Sep-02/5:25 PM Reply
Isn't it cool this guy can describe the sea!i think im gonna give you atleast a 0 for typing letters out.
[n/a] Tarquin De La Bog › liljsmith87 29-Sep-02/9:57 AM Reply
Thanks very much for the 0. I'm glad you recognise my ability to type letters, as this is clearly something you have only just mastered yourself. Your lack of caps, punctuation and spacing can only lead me to conclude that you are a complete retard. Go away and crawl under your rock, slimeball. As for the poem, it has hidden depths (get it?!) which you are evidently unable to sink to.
[1] deleted user 29-Sep-02/1:08 AM Reply
At least you'll be read old boy / :
[4] nentwined 30-Sep-02/3:55 PM Reply
The c is sharp
and for that we must thank
microsoft.
I am NOT A NUMBER! I am a... uh...
[0] New Life Drug 8-Oct-02/5:21 PM Reply
like I didn't already know that. Holy shit.. and next you're gunna tell me the sky is blue right!? I'm dying to know
[1] Reuben Spiteri 9-Oct-02/10:43 PM Reply
what can i say.....

good effort ?? better luck next time
[0] deleted user 12-Oct-02/9:20 AM Reply
...Nope, I've scrutinised every word and I can't find any trace of a point whatsoever.
[0] Tom Colebrooke 14-Oct-02/8:03 AM Reply
There's Crap, Then there's this.
[10] deleted user 14-Oct-02/8:22 AM Reply
Go ahead, Tarqin, tell it how it is. This is brilliant. This sea you speak of holds an uncanny resemblance to my mind...
[10] Dark Angle 19-Oct-02/2:23 PM Reply
hidden depth eh? hmm, this poem seems about as deep as my toilet bowl, but do explain. please. im probably very stupid, i would love to be enlightened by the Bogster.
[10] cleverdevice 22-Oct-02/3:13 AM Reply
This is oficially the wirst poem, yet i shall vote it as I would a piece of art, as it is.
[10] Bachus 23-Oct-02/3:56 PM Reply
okay well here goes..i just wanna take this opportunity to say that -=Dark Angel=- is well..my hero, and the more of his poetry that i, myself, and the rest of us digest the better of we'll be mmmkay..and his pet monkey is currently reading better, and mankind is safe mmmkay..and it's..alright that this miserable cad tlb has dethroned the lord of the "prawne" the "poeme" the "an", the "gay blade", the "poop deck" "the nude", the ever popular "embrowning", and many, many, many more philosophicaly stimulating jargon tweaks not to mention the esteamed "BEAK" and the "out the window" the "breaking of wind in the masters chamber"...not to mention bum attacks to the enth degree [internet poets around the globe murmor] [in agreement] furthermore i demand that we as theologians, satanists philosophers and alchemists take a closer look at this 'work of art' (mr. bog's stain above) at its shape and 'wordplay' the way it strikes deep into your soul and says "hey we're okay..give me a hug, and by the way THE OCEAN IS DEEP FUCKING DEEP!@ DEEP MOTHERFUCKER! WANNA FISH WITH ME BITCH...HUH WANNA FISH ...WITH CEMENT SHOES? FIND THE SIX STOMACHED SHARK YOU LITTLE FUCKER! I'M sorry oh jeez..i fell horrible.it's just that well..i'm sad and sorta lonely.i didn't mean to yell forgive me?..you know..i'm tired and sick man just so god damn tired you know it used to be so much easier and now look at it..it's deep and complicated LIKE THE OCEAN! FUCK YEAH THE OCEAN WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! YEAH! were was i again ? oh yeah sad and worried about..well you know life in general...lets take a MOMENT to pray ..sorry.. um lord jesu..we are sinners and fornicators and drunks oh lord...we are bad through and through..the whole lot of us..lord could you please FLOOD US OUT..YEAH FUCK! BRING IT ON MOTHER FUCKER!~ YERAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! have you been giving other people tens mr.t and fiddling with the worst catagory..cuz i'm looking at it and seeing england dominating extensively,so here's some back your way..dick. from the usa and me and pan! and whitEKNUCKLED PHILLIP YEAH! DEEP M OTHA FFERR! deep and beautifull, vast man..timeless the mother of all life..the returning to the womb..the waters of chaos. good day sir!
[n/a] -=Dark_Angel=-, P.I. › Bachus 24-Oct-02/12:35 PM Reply
Don't worry, Bachus! I know it's tough to be a working street poete, but some day I'm sure you'll be as good as me! Here's a three step guide to getting back on your feet:

1. Get a life buddy.
2. Stay off the hard stuff. It might be fun now, but it'll hurt you in the long run.
3. Get out a little! Socialise a little!

Ok? Friends? Great! I look forward to seeing you improve over the next few weeks and months!!
[10] Bachus 23-Oct-02/4:02 PM Reply
see that children...da's back on top again..thank's to this brave new mexican cad..hiccup.i'm sorry lol!i fell of the wagon good night!
[10] -=SeTTle=- 25-Oct-02/10:01 PM Reply
Childish drivel of the worst sort! I cannot believe that someone would look to the sea for inspiration. The use of parentheses is terrible. Unquestionably the worst poem I have read on Poemranker. Furthermore sir, excuse me, but hurf urf sir you are blocking both BBC1 and BBC2!!
[0] deleted user 4-Nov-02/4:21 AM Reply
This poem fell out of the end of my bum. That is my it is so smelly - because my bum is often unclean.
[1] deadstar 7-Nov-02/3:59 AM Reply
I have to admit, I laughed my arse off, but then again, I do have a penchant for crap poems(both reading and writing them), and this certainly is crap
[10] Bachus 25-Dec-02/3:01 PM Reply
merry x-mas mr. bogs hehehe http://poetry.rotten.com/eye-gouge/