Hello Friends,
My hope is that by this point in the month of poetry, not
all poems read to you like they were written in another language, some special code. Today's subject, however, is
"code poetry."
Enjoy.
Ellen
Poem in CSS:
Capsized By Zak Kain
.ocean {
color: cornflowerblue;
pitch: high;
overflow: visible;
}
.boat {
color: firebrick;
transform: rotate(94deg);
float: none;
}
.rescue-team {
visibility: visible;
}
.crew {
widows: none;
}
Poem in Python:
A Pythonic Lament By Mike Widner
'''
The circumstances
'''
def bemoan():
print('Alas!')
our_lives_must = ['end']
the_suffering = [True] # Read as "the suff'ring"
she = 'loves you'
love = 'a string of memories'
alone = bemoan
alas = alone
'''
The lament
'''
for poetry in the_suffering:
bemoan()
for variables in our_lives_must:
pass
if None and 1 or 1 and None:
alone()
if love.split() or she.replace('you', ''):
alas()
try:
the_suffering.escape() and love.admit()
except:
for one_day in our_lives_must:
quit()
Poem in Java:
ThatGirl By Ian Holmes
import java.Object.*
public class ThatGirl {
public SomethingBetter main() {
return whatYouFound;
}
}