Space Empires Haiku.

[jc173]

A field of mines drifts
Silently waiting in space
Enemy fleet dies.

Angry Rage empire
Years of war, we take revenge
Sun destroyer blazes.


[This message has been edited by jc173 (edited 08 June 2001).]

[Gimboid]

Apologies for the long post, but i felt like telling a story...

The C D ROM loads,
Game starts, the excitement mounts,
The empire is born

The galaxy calls,
Near and far the stars glitter,
The people answer

Great vessels are built,
Immense energies are tamed,
The void calls us on

New planets are found,
The empire expands anew,
Great cities are built

New cultures we meet,
All strange, weird or distinguished,
Some friends, some not so

Violent threats emerge,
Soon new techs are developed,
Strength for strength we fight

Many battles lost,
Courageously we struggle,
The people suffer

Planets burn for days,
Our cities lost to vengeance,
We vow to fight on

Our fleets pushed back now,
The homeworld laid bare to all,
To soon they will come

To the Last we stay,
Making them fight for each step,
Our numbers soon drop

In orbit they sit,
Belching gobs of sinful fire,
Erasing the past

Only memories,
Our people long forgotten,
Bones lying in the sun

[Possum]

monkeys in treetops
howl with derisive laughter
at your misfortune

(accompanying screenshot edited for security reasons)

[Possum]

monkeys are ready
Alphamoo and Phong ready
all waiting for Wraith

[ColdSteel]

A new game ventured
delight fades to slow despair
caused by poor AI

[meshuggener]

A new ship revealed
I call it "Peals of Thunder"
Woe to all my foes.

[geoschmo]

The message I dread:
My ships destroyed, my plans dashed,
"Minefield encountered!"

[WendellM]

I wish I had time
to play this game as I like
but work intervenes.

The stars, they call me!
The galaxy must be mine!
No. Go earn money.

Ah, that's how life is.
One is both an emperor
and an employee.

[Quikngruvn]

My Homeworld is lost
All too quick! Ne'er trade defense
For infrasturcture.

Their ships come in waves,
Our fleets useless! We await
The End Of All Days.

Quikngruvn, writing from experience!

[Puke]

I would dedicate this one, but I dont think I need to:

toung twisting traitors
push us into a corner
blame the blood on us

words wont stay our wrath
strong fleets protect our holdings
citizens wont fear

navy brings our will
to the stubborn aliens
peace at our swordtip

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"...the green, sticky spawn of the stars"
(with apologies to H.P.L.)