Kurtz Posted June 9, 2000 Share Posted June 9, 2000 Combaiku - Combat Mission Haiku My homage to Combat Mission. I think the last moments of tranquility before the coming storm (the Release) should be spent in a meditative mood. What form of art other than haiku could possibly capture those moments we all have seen (with mixed emotions) while playing the demo? I hear them coming. Enemy Tank? Sound contact. My Faust is ready "Take cover!" I cry fallen leaves cover the ground. A smell of autumn I look through the sight magnification: four times they seem very close Villages pass by Another battle today one more day passes All weapons loaded A steady gaze towards west soon they will be here Soft autumnal rain fallen leaves floating calmly waterfilled foxholes Incoming arty! Like a flash out of the blue! the spade is my friend A peaceful landscape we rapidly dig deeper never deep enough Young infantrymen warring over a lost cause the sun slowly sets The spotter observes A deluge of wrath descends. The repose is gone Our bodies frozen in the heat of the battle panic takes command Heads slowly turning My finger on the trigger a serene moment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Formerly Babra Posted June 9, 2000 Share Posted June 9, 2000 Peng Greets the Dawn Is Saddened by its beauty Today He dies. Good stuff, Kurtz. ------------------ When I die I want to go peacefully, like my grandfather, in his sleep -- not screaming, like the passengers in his car Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomasj Posted June 9, 2000 Share Posted June 9, 2000 Reminds me of several soldier poems I have seen through out my military career. If I can find them, I'll post a few. Great stuff Kurtz! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dittohead Posted June 10, 2000 Share Posted June 10, 2000 There once was a man from Nantucket.. Oops wrong forum. Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Germanboy Posted June 10, 2000 Share Posted June 10, 2000 Kurtz, what an excellent idea, and what a worthy contribution to the contemplation when watching your plans go awry. Bullets through his chest the CO falls slowly turning the attack falters blood on the heather will flowers bloom here next spring wondring I leave the moor beaten in a PBEM the gods of luck turned on me crying I hide myself ------------------ Andreas The powers of accurate perception are often called cynicism by those who do not possess them. (forgot who said it) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iggi Posted June 10, 2000 Share Posted June 10, 2000 woops [This message has been edited by iggi (edited 06-09-2000).] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurtz Posted June 10, 2000 Author Share Posted June 10, 2000 Nice to see some more poets around here... I almost forgot the haiku I wrote "the Manic Night of the Golden Demo" Gamers are happy Webserver exhausted Gold Demo is out [This message has been edited by Kurtz (edited 06-10-2000).] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hakko Ichiu Posted June 10, 2000 Share Posted June 10, 2000 Was going to post these last night, but then something crashed: Sound of shells "Kah-rummp". What is the foul brown liquid running down my leg? The soldiers rejoice. In town over the next ridge: A famous brothel. I cannot sleep for the constant din. In the next tent: Monty and Ike. Dry tongue cleaves to mouth. Nahverteidewatwazzit? Fuggedaboutit! Today I got fired. Tomorrow the full release. Happiness and joy. My wife screams. Plates fly. Her words are evanescent. She is out of LOS. Panzer wraps wrong shade. HMGs can run like wind. Grognard posts complaint. ------------------ Ethan ----------- Das also war des Pudels Kern! -- Goethe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hakko Ichiu Posted June 10, 2000 Share Posted June 10, 2000 And how could I leave out (with apologies to Bassho): Ah, Combat Mission! Ah, Ah, Combat Mission, Ah, Ah! Combat Mission, Ah! ------------------ Ethan ----------- Das also war des Pudels Kern! -- Goethe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Formerly Babra Posted June 10, 2000 Share Posted June 10, 2000 <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Hakko Ichiu: I cannot sleep for the constant din. In the next tent: Monty and Ike. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> ROFLMAO... The smilie which tried to insert itself here was pounced on by the cat. ------------------ When I die I want to go peacefully, like my grandfather, in his sleep -- not screaming, like the passengers in his car Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest *Captain Foobar* Posted June 10, 2000 Share Posted June 10, 2000 <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>beaten in a PBEM the gods of luck turned on me crying I hide myself<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> ROFL!!!!! that is too real!!! well, at least it is for me, anyway..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Germanboy Posted June 10, 2000 Share Posted June 10, 2000 Finally on LAN PBEM turns will fly despair will follow MG teams are running the bailed crew a squad surely a bad dream ------------------ Andreas The powers of accurate perception are often called cynicism by those who do not possess them. (forgot who said it) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPeng Posted June 10, 2000 Share Posted June 10, 2000 my enemy's tank isn't alive any more ha ha ha ha ha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supertanker Posted June 11, 2000 Share Posted June 11, 2000 As a fan of the Sherman, I offer this: Another StuG burns German players stand aghast They think not of range Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kettler Posted June 11, 2000 Share Posted June 11, 2000 Combaiku! Haven't written any poetry since a family member's birthday, but it's been decades since I last wrote any haiku. Thank you so much! A gentle reminder. Not only must haiku follow the hallowed 5-7-5, but also must include Nature in the verse. Thus, Klotzen nicht kleckern! My winter-chilled throat's cry As a Sherman burns or My uniform is rain-drenched My body torn and bleeding The German position's mine! or The flaming tongue speaks To warm those freezing soldiers When sleet is pouring down or The leaf-dappled "88" Patiently awaits the foe Like a coiled adder Regards, John Kettler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Germanboy Posted June 11, 2000 Share Posted June 11, 2000 <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by John Kettler: A gentle reminder. Not only must haiku follow the hallowed 5-7-5, but also must include Nature in the verse. Thus, Regards, John Kettler<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Damn! I knew I had forgotten something. I tried to do the 5-7-5 but the nature bit escaped me. Hmm, maybe I can get away with being a free-thinking individual who thrives on breaking the shackles of society? Viva la revalucion! My combaikus suck the rain gently pours on me and I lose again ------------------ Andreas The powers of accurate perception are often called cynicism by those who do not possess them. (forgot who said it) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurtz Posted June 11, 2000 Author Share Posted June 11, 2000 Traditional haiku always include nature but as this is Combaiku I think the only requirement is some connection to Combat Mission. Otherwise I certainly would have missed some good laughs here, like Germanboy´s haiku about running with MGs. Of course, to include both nature and Combat Mission is the optimal solution. A calm August day the wind rustles the red leaves guns roar far away Angry bullets buzz shattered serenity the stream runs slowly Machineguns rattle tracers flying overhead leaves cover the ground Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Germanboy Posted June 11, 2000 Share Posted June 11, 2000 <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Kurtz: Of course, to include both nature and Combat Mission is the optimal solution. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> The impact so close my bowels scream for a hole uh but its too late ------------------ Andreas The powers of accurate perception are often called cynicism by those who do not possess them. (forgot who said it) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurtz Posted June 12, 2000 Author Share Posted June 12, 2000 Oh! What a sad morning! Maybe it should be called a mourning? rows of white crosses soldiers rest eternally under foreign soil European wars young men are sent to their death under a blue sky Fatherland! Glory! we sacrifice our young lives. Posthumous medal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Germanboy Posted June 12, 2000 Share Posted June 12, 2000 email it fails again no turns arrive for me now I ponder what may come next ------------------ Andreas The powers of accurate perception are often called cynicism by those who do not possess them. (forgot who said it) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Handsome Frank Posted June 12, 2000 Share Posted June 12, 2000 <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Kurtz: Combaiku - Combat Mission Haiku My homage to Combat Mission. I think the last moments of tranquility before the coming storm (the Release) should be spent in a meditative mood. What form of art other than haiku could possibly capture those moments we all have seen (with mixed emotions) while playing the demo? <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Nice one Kurtz. Hope to see more soon! ------------------ Morning amnesia, the one thing that keeps us from waking with a scream. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurtz Posted June 12, 2000 Author Share Posted June 12, 2000 Thanks! OK! here are some more: the Germans have fled the guns are quiet at last stillness in Plomville laid to rest alive waiting in a shallow grave mines have learned patience The falcon plummets just like an incoming shell. The prey is captured No smilies needed poetry conveys image everybody smiles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurtz Posted June 13, 2000 Author Share Posted June 13, 2000 The Gods have spoken: glorious battles ahead! Waiting for CD ------------------ Exterminate all the Brut..err….Smilies… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kilroy Posted June 13, 2000 Share Posted June 13, 2000 81's raining down Better find some better ground Where did that come from? Drawing intense fire Arc of flame shall not be seen Flamethrower is dead Relentless advance Landscape scarred by raining shells Fionn wins again Panther pounces strong Countless shells fragment on hull Damn, its still alive Home from work, no play Turn does not arrive this day How shall I survive? My haiku sux big More pain inflicted than war Turtles crawling round Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullethead Posted June 13, 2000 Share Posted June 13, 2000 Kurz: Great idea Green grass on hillside Reddened between mangled dead The IG's harvest Tall pines are shredded Gunner blood dries on gunshield Arty found IG Corpse-laden Shermans Like green, moss-covered boulders Lie before pillbox Pillbox is silent Acrid smoke vents through shell hole Fouling the sweet air War god of legend Panther, cloudburst of hot steel Shermans died in vain Fallen bazooka Twisted 'round riddled tree trunk But Panther is dead Ruins of Plomville Sound with calls of crows, vultures Feeding on the dead ------------------ -Bullethead jtweller@delphi.com WW2 AFV Photos: people.delphi.com/jtweller/tanks/tanks.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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