{"id":40585,"date":"2024-08-02T15:56:07","date_gmt":"2024-08-02T15:56:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/impedagogy.com\/wp\/?p=40585"},"modified":"2024-08-02T15:56:07","modified_gmt":"2024-08-02T15:56:07","slug":"scroobiustellio-thou-shalt-not-not-much","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/impedagogy.com\/wp\/blog\/2024\/08\/02\/scroobiustellio-thou-shalt-not-not-much\/","title":{"rendered":"ScroobiusTellio: Thou Shalt Not “Not Much”"},"content":{"rendered":"

My Internet bestie, Kevin Hodgson, has got a prequel newsletter <\/a>going out for October’s Write Out 2024 and its theme of Poetry For The Planet. The poem for consideration is Jean Valentine’s ‘The Valley’.<\/p>\n

I took the poem and made this from it:<\/p>\n

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Not Much<\/h3>\n

The edge? Not much,
\nThe field? Not much,
\nThrough the edge and field? Not much,
\nThe rain? Not much,
\nThe cold? Not much,
\nThe slow? Not much, you know.<\/h3>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Then (since this is a poem with many repetitive figures) I decided to team up with GenAI ChatGPT and write lyrics in the style of Scroobius Pip’s “Thou Shalt Always Kill” which has similar repetitive figures.\u00a0 Below is the lyrical collaboration as well as the original<\/p>\n

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Got it! I’ll use the provided lyrics as a starting point and write in the style of Scroobius Pip’s “Thou Shalt Always Kill.” Here\u2019s a draft:<\/p>\n

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**Not Much**<\/p>\n

The edge? Not much,
\nThe field? Not much,
\nThrough the edge and field? Not much,
\nThe rain? Not much,
\nThe cold? Not much,
\nThe slow? Not much, you know.<\/p>\n

Thou shalt not place your worth on the surface,
\nFor the world sees not the heart’s true purpose.
\nThou shalt not worship the mundane and bland,
\nThe depth lies within, not in the plan.<\/p>\n

The quick fix? Not much,
\nThe shallow flicks? Not much,
\nThe empty clicks? Not much,
\nThe praise? Not much,
\nThe craze? Not much,
\nThe endless maze? Not much, you know.<\/p>\n

Thou shalt seek meaning beyond the screen,
\nIn a world obsessed with what\u2019s rarely seen.
\nThou shalt embrace the silence, the calm,
\nFor the loudest noise can be no balm.<\/p>\n

The fame? Not much,
\nThe name? Not much,
\nThe endless game? Not much,
\nThe trend? Not much,
\nThe bend? Not much,
\nThe means to an end? Not much, you know.<\/p>\n

Thou shalt not measure success by the shallow,
\nFor the richest soil is found in the furrow.
\nThou shalt find worth in what\u2019s real and true,
\nIn the quiet moments that re-define you.<\/p>\n

The rush? Not much,
\nThe hush? Not much,
\nThe golden touch? Not much,
\nThe show? Not much,
\nThe glow? Not much,
\nThe highs and lows? Not much, you know.<\/p>\n

Thou shalt not covet what fades away,
\nFor the truest treasures are gold and stay.
\nThou shalt always kill the noise and hype,
\nAnd seek the rain and cold and field and edge and slow, not much, you know.<\/p>\n

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