? why does 0x2=0?

[bookstoinfinity]

when two, in conspiratorial union,

shall lay forth their deceitful plan

seeking by unvirtuous means to multiply their fortune

the twain shall not err again

two be 0, or nought to be

[bookstoinfinity]

that which is me

no longer will be

in this particular assembly

all that i am

all that i see

all will be lost forever

but each and every molecule

shall live on for eternity

becoming a part of one thing or another

every atom of my existence has always been

will always be

but never again reassemble

in the form that is me

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o' what foul and malodorous spell

hath caused my former self to pale

to sink, to drown

'neath murdrous wave

so many enemies carry to my grave

no friends around, my soul to save

could be id have better fared

to keep my peace

my soul unbared

to countenance ignorance

embrace the fool

who learns but little

untaught in school

o so many years ive wasted

unselfish fruits ive never tasted

who cares i stand my moral ground

when the mean and deceitful do abound

and rule the ways with greedy hand

til grace and good nature must be bann'd

so carry me deep thou baleful wave

i gladly embrace your watery grave

[bookstoinfinity]

if you would but examine a single grain of sand,
with open heart and inquiring mind
look long and well, i'm sure you would find
more beauty, more truth,than in every volume ever written by man

[bookstoinfinity]

once upon a midnight tripping, while some beer i sat there sipping

many a pint of forgotten coors

while i got potted, nearly slipping, slipping to my dirty floor

came a dripping, as i go tripping, dripping on my dirty floor

tis my tumbler i did mumble, dripping on my dirty floor

only this and nothing more

ah, distinctly i dismembered, that foul defective tumbler, and threw it on my dirty floor

[bookstoinfinity]

a fly without wings

is yet still a fly

he cannot get aerborne

but still he must try

[bookstoinfinity]

there once was a caretakers daughter

who showed off her pretty red garter

to every boy she did happen to meet

for gifts with her beauty did barter

but in the end it was they who had got her

an ending so utterly sweet

for her charm it soon failed her

her wit not availed her

and now she sleeps alone in the street

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let not thine past associations

make a shambles of thy future

the day is new and fresh

and eternity lies ahead of thee

[bookstoinfinity]

the crash would be most violent

in forest or in park

the florist would be silent

but the tree would likely bark

[bookstoinfinity]

internet chess crash

they came to game but the gamings done
twil not return fore the setting sun
so they mix with compatriots as lost as they
killing time in the night and day
o this sad and motley knot of men
who but complain let the games begin.
board warriors, one all all,
but bored warriors who bemoan the fall
of the tie that binds them, one and all.
and with the rising of the sun,
a new day of boarddom has not begun.
off they go to their minor deeds
while restlessly wait their bishops and steeds.
peace is uneasy for warriors bent
on carnage and destruction of the innocent
ones who dare to be in the way,
when these board warriors come to play.

[bookstoinfinity]

th1s churl1sh l0ut1sh w0rld

where my dreams unfurled

l1ke 1nsults hurled

at the t00 unk1nd uncar1ng un1verse

take n0 further heed 0f me

turn y0ur backs and let me be

t0 d1ss0lve my f0rmer san1ty

t1l ashes c0me and set me free

1 w0uld have l0ved y0u 1f 1 c0uld

reach deep 1ns1de

t0 f1nd what g00d

may res1de 1n the deepest depths 0f me

but y0u had y0ur fun

and then y0u run

w1th the l0ve y0u st0le fr0m the heart 0f me

1 w1ll n0t bear

n0 l0nger care

the s0rr0w y0ur absence has br0ught t0 me

1 w1ll weep n0 tears

f0r the wasted years

that l1e beh1nd and ahead 0f me

[bookstoinfinity]

there was a young man from nantucket.....

who carried his chess set in a bucket
he played with much pride
put his business aside
slung pawns and knights with much fervor
one day caught a ride
to a town on the side
of a roaring and raging wild river
it was there that he spied
a young starryeyed
fair maiden with skin
like goose liver
he got on his knees
he was eager to please
and win the fair maidens good favor
but surely you jest
you only love chess!
said the lady with so much displeasure
ill not quit the game
ive achieved so much fame
my chess set is my greatest treasure
so youve spurned my attempt
to love you, you imp
you are jealous of whats in my bucket
now heres my reply
ill now let it fly
heres my bucket
fair lady goodbye
can you duckit?

[bookstoinfinity]

the day 1s d0ne

w1th the sett1ng sun

and n1ght1me creeps d0wn up0n me

t1l there c0mes a new dawn

and a new day begun

1ts dark and 1ts c0ld and 1ts l0nely

twas warm 1n the l1ght

and evryth1ng r1ght

t1l gl00m decended up0n me

but 1 can st1ll f1ght

and 1'll be all r1ght

y0ur mem0ry never w1ll 0wn me

[bookstoinfinity]

look here he said
look in the back of my truck
what do you think
of the mother and her pups
so cute said i and sweet
then take them all he said
or i will throw them in the street
i have no fence to keep them in
they will wander straight away
and be eaten by coyotes
wont last more than a day
i do not care said the man, with heart as hard as stone
i shall put them out by the side of the road
and then they are on their own
such cruelty, so commonplace
and to flaunt it in my very face
how much more must i endure
to have a heart
to play the part
makes me the utter fool
despise me for my poverty
despise me cause i care
but to live among such cruel folk
is more than i can bear
everything i do and nearly all ive spent
i do for the sake not of myself
but of the innocent
creatures who have no where to go
no man to call their friend
where do the heartless people grow
and will it ever end
how can i turn these dogs away
to die a cruel death
i work and care while others pray
i try with my last breath
i watch with wonder all the Christian folks
who kneel with earnest prayer
then take these helpless harmless ones
and drop them here and there
if there is a God who made us all
i hope he wakens soon
and takes these heartless thoughtless folks
and strands them on the moon
how haughty are they when they say
in Gods image were we made
when all around lie the innocents
Gods creatures that they slayed

[bookstoinfinity]

just rambling, but.....




didnt mean to

startle you

its just that

i feel i know you

no

i have never seen you

but your words strike

to the very core of my being

yes, i'm gruff

rough and unpolished

and will remain so til the end

but you

are one i could call my friend

i think

at least so it seems

you see

i am not lonesome

but i have been alone so very long

and i can remain alone

it is peaceful for me

but i heard you say

you are tired of being alone

and when you described your desires

i felt you were describing me

i'm not so good in social situations

people get on my nerves

but for that one special person

all my attention would i give

and ignore the universe

i dont like crowded places

but i have space inside my heart

for the one who could be true to me

and never let us part

i dont want to be popular

friends just let me down

but if you are who i think you are

i need noone else around

please talk to me

in private

give it half a chance

it could blossom into friendship

and grow into romance

[bookstoinfinity]

i took a walk

to lose myself

in the desert pure and clean

the beauty that surrounded me

was the greatest i have seen

but as i gazed into the sky

my heart was filled with dread

for circling there

in crystal air

buzzards above my head

but i am young and healthy

except perhaps my mind

it cannot be they are here for me

i will look until i find

and so i looked

and so i found

a figure crooked

and lying on the ground

a man of age

much greater than my own

his blanket was an army coat

his pillow was a stone

and all around him on the ground

were nuggets of pure gold

he spoke to me with labored breath

as he struggled to delay his death

"look upon me son with scorn

for here i lie and wait to die,

much poorer than i was born"

how can this be, i ask of thee, with gold nuggets all around?

"wealth worth having isn't found

in things that are dug up from the ground"

"just this one thing, please learn from me

this truth that i have found

then take these nuggets and deposit them with me,

in a hole in this very ground"

he squeezed my hand,

looked in my eyes

in his, reflection of sky

"take heed of me and what you see,

take heed before i die"

"to you i say

it would be worth the pain

had i been loved but for a day

if only i could have known real love

i would not have lived in vain"