/// A Random Text Generator module rule file for silly English poetry.
///
/// $Id: poetry,v 1.1 2000/02/01 18:21:51 leif Exp $

***animal***avoid-repeat
fox
---
owl
---
butterfly
---
wolf
---
raven
---
turtledove
---
fish
---
skylark

***place
$SELECT:forest|valley|meadow$
---
$SELECT:sea|ocean|lake|river$
---
$SELECT:hidden place|sky|shore$

***intangible
$SELECT:flame|flare|rainbow|shadow$
---
$SELECT:light|fading light|dawn|twilight|daylight|moonlight$
---
$SELECT:winter|summer|spring$

***abstracts
$SELECT:love|hope|despair$

***substance
$SELECT:gold|silver|wood|ice$


***noun0
$RULE:place$
---
$RULE:animal$
---
$RULE:intangible$
---
$RULE:intangible$

***topicnoun***single-shot
$RULE:noun0$

***noun
$RULE:noun0$
---
$RULE:noun0$
---
$RULE:noun0$
---
$RULE:topicnoun$

***title***single-shot
$SELECT:The|By the|Of the|The first|The last|The$ $RULE:topicnoun$
---
$SELECT:The|With the|Last|The$ $RULE:topicnoun$
$SELECT:by the|from the$ $RULE:place$
---
The $RULE:noun$ and the $RULE:topicnoun$

***adjective
$SELECT:large|slow|fine|rare|delicate|old|young$

***state
$SELECT:silent|frozen|becalmed$

***adverb
$SELECT:swiftly|slowly|gently|hastily|gainly|sadly$
---
$SELECT:secretly|splendidly|gracefully|wonderously$

***maybe-adverb
---
$RULE:adverb$
---
$RULE:adverb$
---
$RULE:adverb$
---
$SELECT:in wonder|in spendour|on light feet$

***p-runs
$SELECT:runs|floats|goes|flies|swims$

***p-laughs
$SELECT:laughs|smiles|grows|sings|chants|speaks$

***simpleverbphrase
$RULE:p-runs$
---
$RULE:p-laughs$
---
$SELECT:relents|trembles|stays|passes$
---
is $SELECT:quiet|frozen|here again$
---
is $RULE:state$
---
$SELECT:gives chase|stands still$
---
$SELECT:haunts|passes|finds solace in|approaches$ the $RULE:place$

***p-by-night
by $SELECT:night|moonlight|candle light|the ocean shore$
---
where $SELECT:zephyrs|butterflies|winds|summers$ $SELECT:dance|sing|play$
---
on the $SELECT:winter night|ocean shore|mountain path$

***query
Do $SELECT:mountains|meadows|people|the years|our dreams$
$SELECT:indeed|ever|truly|fondly|sweetly|sadly$
$SELECT:meet|befriend|entertain|find|mirror|reflect|follow$
$SELECT:the truth|themselves|each other|the light$?
---
$SELECT:How|When$ $SELECT:can|must|may$
$SELECT:we|the world$  $SELECT:||not|ever||$
$SELECT:see|know|hear$
$SELECT:thee|thy truth|thy song$?

***line2
$SELECT:every|the$ $RULE:noun$ $RULE:simpleverbphrase$
---
it $SELECT:also|ever|slowly|sadly|$
$SELECT:wails|rejoices|mourns|mocks itself|bears its burden$

***line
The $RULE:noun$ $RULE:simpleverbphrase$ and $RULE:simpleverbphrase$ $GLUE$.
---
$SELECT:Oh, this|This|Each|One|The|The$ $RULE:noun$ $RULE:simpleverbphrase$
$RULE:p-by-night$ $GLUE$.
---
$SELECT:How|And|But$ $RULE:adverb$
$SELECT:sings|fades|glows|plays|hunts|chants$ $SELECT:||not|ever||$
the $RULE:noun$ $GLUE$$SELECT:.|?|!$
---
$SELECT:As|When|See!$ $SELECT:the|each$ $RULE:noun$
$SELECT:grieves|trembles|fades|is hidden|watches$, $RULE:line2$ $GLUE$.
---
$SELECT:Alas!|Indeed!|Ah!|Oh!||$
$SELECT:Is it true?|Can it be?|Indeed!|Such sorrow!||$
Do $SELECT:mountains|meadows|people|the years|our dreams$
$SELECT:indeed|ever|truly|fondly|sweetly|sadly$
$SELECT:meet|befriend|entertain|find|mirror|reflect|follow$
$SELECT:the truth|themselves|each other|the light$?
---
$SELECT:Gentle |Precious |Glorious |Wonder-$$RULE:noun$$GLUE$!
$RULE:query$


***body
$RULE:line$<br>$RULE:line$<br>$RULE:line$<br>
<br>
$RULE:line$<br>$RULE:line$<br>$RULE:line$<br>
---
$RULE:line$<br>$RULE:line$<br>$RULE:line$<br>$RULE:line$<br>
<br>
$RULE:line$<br>$RULE:line$<br>$RULE:line$<br>$RULE:line$<br>
---
$RULE:line$<br>$RULE:line$<br>$RULE:line$<br>
<br>
$RULE:line$<br>$RULE:line$<br>$RULE:line$<br>
<br>
$RULE:line$<br>$RULE:line$<br>$RULE:line$<br>

***main
<b>$RULE:title$</b>
<p>
$RULE:body$




