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// Pony Poems 
// Story: Tales of Interest! 
// by Pascoite 
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Way back when the /fic/ IRC channel was a busy place, Uma would occasionally engage us in coming up with short pony poems. I'll put what I came up with here, plus a couple I wrote for /fic/'s only poetry write-off.

This won gold in the write-off. It's a form called a "double dactyl" or a "higgledy-piggledy."

Muffins!
Ditzity, Derpity,
Who would have thought that the
Bubble-flanked mare would be
This much preferred?

Scenery filler to
Sudden celebrity
All on the strength of one
Muffiny word.





This won silver, and is an obvious play on Robert Frost's "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening." It follows not only the structure, but the action as well.

Derping by Muffin on a Hungry Afternoon
Whose muffin sits, I think I know.
Some icing's on the counter, though.
It's unattended on the plate,
And tempted, I pace to and fro.

Her gator must anticipate
His chance anon to masticate.
Should I but let a morsel fall,
Good fortune shall his gullet sate.

His silent stare and grumbled call—
Lest I forget to share at all.
No other sounds pierce silence dear
But ticking clock upon the wall.

But lo! In crossed eyes, two appear!
The day quite early still, I fear,
And hours 'til dinnertime is here,
And hours 'til dinnertime is here.





There were enough haiku entries that they were given a separate category. This won first place for haiku, oddly enough, since pretty much nobody commented on it.

Hidden Kindness
Timid, fearful eyes
Would rather you not notice
The size of her heart





And here are the other haiku I entered:

What Do You Think, Applejack?
Honest opinion?
Applejack scratches her head
What else would it be?

A Filly's Guardian
Miss Smarty Pants sits
Button eyes shine with moonlight
"Sleep, Twi, safe and sound."

Changing of the Guard
Tired eyes awaiting
Inky dusk and golden dawn
When sisters embrace

The Element of Generosity
Rarity's frown melts
She takes your horrid scarf, smiles
And gives you her own





And here are all the other haiku, good or bad, I came up with in those IRC chats.

Honest Opinions Only
"Like my dress, AJ?"
Blonde head nods at Rarity
"No" would be fine, too

Sonic Rainboom
Color-suffused sky
Her worth proven, perhaps she'll
Be important now

Who Wants Punch?
Pinkie Pie Parties
Just another way to say
"I love you" louder

Future Perfect
Blank flanks: ambition
With a side of infinite
possibilities

Tidally Locked
The moon's orbit, wrenched
One side ever faced her way
So she always sees

In the Moment
The prized cutie mark
But we're having too much fun
To get one just yet

Great and Powerful
Be loved, be hated
But I will be remembered
Trixie always shines