No Bytelle – A Shadorma
no success
writing a bytelle
zero one
one one one
just too many rhymes
to make any sense at all
computers
speak that lingo well
but not me
not at all
a Fornyrðislag
now seems easier to write
© G.s.k. 15
01100110 0111010101101000
(duh)
How to Write a Bytelle
1. Choose a word. Preferably, a short word! I chose “free”.
2. Visit this site. Type your word into the site and press “encode”.
“Free” becomes “01100110011100100110010101100101”.
[http://nickciske.com/tools/binary.php]
3. Divide that string of numbers into sets of 8. “Free”, then,
becomes “01100110 01110010 01100101 01100101.” That is
your poem’s structural pattern. You now have the framework
for a poem with 8-line stanzas.
4. Look at the 0’s and 1’s. All lines labeled “1” are rhymed;
all lines labeled “0” are unrhymed.
5. That is a lot of rhyme! If you want, feel free to make your
poem 1-2 stanzas long. Go longer if you’re up to the challenge!
Example:
♦
Joyful moments startle me like
lobbies imploding with laughter:
bright as novae – stars’ hereafters –
thin as the skin of a bubble.
Having known the quick’ning after
weeks of this dark and cold vacuum,
how I seek the light, a rafter
fighting the currents of worry.
© Paloma
Written for B&P Shadorma & Beyond
ROFL!!!!
As bad as fornyrdislag?!
Still — I love the humor — and am honored that you gave it your all!
HUGS!!!!
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Worse far far worse … I smashed my brains against this thing for days …. but I didn’t want to just let the prompt hang … thanks for the hugs … I was very disappointed that I wasn’t able to do it .. hugs to you too!
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Aw …. I understand … so much rhyme!
Don’t feel disappointed though … it was quite a stretch, this challenge. 🙂
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Yeah .. I’m just an old over-achiever who needs humbling at times .. and this fit the trick! 😀
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Aww…..!
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Oh Dear!….
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LOL … I think I’ve never seen a weirder form in my life.
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Perfect. You made me laugh in commiseration 😉
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😀 why thanks dear Candy … I rarely have problems with a form … this was quite a blow!
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