The Spoonbill Generator

English Literature Code

Rhyming isn't everything, and scansion's overrated [N]

Words themselves are so passé, and form is justly hated [loaf]

By the men whose Institute sent cold fish upon the sea [Apsley]

And had us versifying over steaming cups of tea [F]

Spelings had its day. And punctuaitiotions' buy the by? [Ethetran]

N nbdy rites lttrs, so lts gv txt a try [Beefy ]

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It surely would be better if we wrote these lines in morse [P]

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Contributors: N, loaf, Apsley, F, Ethetran, Beefy, .-.. --- .- ..-., P.
Poem finished: 1st December 2003 by Anon..