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<h1 style='display: inline' id='perl-poetry'>Perl Poetry</h1><br />
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<span class='quote'>Published at 2008-06-26T21:43:51+01:00; Updated at 2021-05-04</span><br />
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<span>Here are some Perl Poems I wrote. They don't do anything useful when you run them, but they don't produce a compiler error either. They only exist for fun and demonstrate what you can do with Perl syntax.</span><br />
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<span>Wikipedia: "Perl poetry is the practice of writing poems that can be compiled as legal Perl code, for example the piece known as Black Perl. Perl poetry is made possible by the large number of English words that are used in the Perl language. New poems are regularly submitted to the community at PerlMonks."</span><br />
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<ul>
<li><a href='#perl-poetry'>Perl Poetry</a></li>
<li>⇢ <a href='#mathpl'>math.pl</a></li>
<li>⇢ <a href='#christmaspl'>christmas.pl</a></li>
<li>⇢ <a href='#shoppingpl'>shopping.pl</a></li>
<li>⇢ <a href='#more'>More...</a></li>
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<h2 style='display: inline' id='mathpl'>math.pl</h2><br />
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<pre><i><font color="silver">#!/usr/bin/perl</font></i>
<i><font color="silver"># (C) 2006 by Paul C. Buetow</font></i>
<b><u><font color="#000000">goto</font></u></b> library <b><u><font color="#000000">for</font></u></b> study $math;
BEGIN { <b><u><font color="#000000">s</font></u></b><font color="#808080">/earching/ books/</font>
<b><u><font color="#000000">and</font></u></b> <b><u><font color="#000000">read</font></u></b> $them, $at, $the } library:
<b><u><font color="#000000">our</font></u></b> $topics, <b><u><font color="#000000">cos</font></u></b> <b><u><font color="#000000">and</font></u></b> tan,
<b><u><font color="#000000">require</font></u></b> strict; <b><u><font color="#000000">import</font></u></b> { of, <b><u><font color="#000000">tied</font></u></b> $patience };
<b><u><font color="#000000">do</font></u></b> { <b><u><font color="#000000">int</font></u></b><font color="#808080">'egrate'</font>; <b><u><font color="#000000">sub</font></u></b> trade; };
<b><u><font color="#000000">do</font></u></b> { <b><u><font color="#000000">exp</font></u></b><font color="#808080">'onentize'</font> <b><u><font color="#000000">and</font></u></b> <b><u><font color="#000000">abs</font></u></b><font color="#808080">'olutize'</font> };
study <b><u><font color="#000000">and</font></u></b> study <b><u><font color="#000000">and</font></u></b> study <b><u><font color="#000000">and</font></u></b> study;
<b><u><font color="#000000">foreach</font></u></b> $topic ({of, math}) {
you, <b><u><font color="#000000">m</font></u></b>/ay /go, to, limits }
<b><u><font color="#000000">do</font></u></b> { not <b><u><font color="#000000">qw</font></u></b><font color="#808080">/erk /</font> <b><u><font color="#000000">unless</font></u></b> $success
<b><u><font color="#000000">and</font></u></b> <b><u><font color="#000000">m</font></u></b>/ove /o;$n <b><u><font color="#000000">and</font></u></b> study };
<b><u><font color="#000000">do</font></u></b> { <b><u><font color="#000000">int</font></u></b><font color="#808080">'egrate'</font>; <b><u><font color="#000000">sub</font></u></b> trade; };
<b><u><font color="#000000">do</font></u></b> { <b><u><font color="#000000">exp</font></u></b><font color="#808080">'onentize'</font> <b><u><font color="#000000">and</font></u></b> <b><u><font color="#000000">abs</font></u></b><font color="#808080">'olutize'</font> };
study <b><u><font color="#000000">and</font></u></b> study <b><u><font color="#000000">and</font></u></b> study <b><u><font color="#000000">and</font></u></b> study;
<b><u><font color="#000000">grep</font></u></b> <font color="#808080">/all/</font>, <b><u><font color="#000000">exp</font></u></b><font color="#808080">'onents'</font> <b><u><font color="#000000">and</font></u></b> <b><u><font color="#000000">cos</font></u></b><font color="#808080">'inuses'</font>;
<font color="#808080">/seek results/</font> <b><u><font color="#000000">for</font></u></b> @all, <b><u><font color="#000000">log</font></u></b><font color="#808080">'4rithms'</font>;
<font color="#808080">'you'</font> =~ <b><u><font color="#000000">m</font></u></b>/ay /go, not home
<b><u><font color="#000000">unless</font></u></b> <b><u><font color="#000000">each</font></u></b> %book ne<i><font color="silver">#ars</font></i>
$completion;
<b><u><font color="#000000">do</font></u></b> { <b><u><font color="#000000">int</font></u></b><font color="#808080">'egrate'</font>; <b><u><font color="#000000">sub</font></u></b> trade; };
<b><u><font color="#000000">do</font></u></b> { <b><u><font color="#000000">exp</font></u></b><font color="#808080">'onentize'</font> <b><u><font color="#000000">and</font></u></b> <b><u><font color="#000000">abs</font></u></b><font color="#808080">'olutize'</font> };
<i><font color="silver">#at</font></i>
home: <font color="#808080">//ig,'nore', time and sleep $very =~ s/tr/on/</font><b><u><font color="#000000">g</font></u></b>;
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<i><font color="silver"># (C) 2006 by Paul C. Buetow</font></i>
Christmas:{time;<i><font color="silver">#!!!</font></i>
Children: <b><u><font color="#000000">do</font></u></b> <b><u><font color="#000000">tell</font></u></b> $wishes;
Santa: <b><u><font color="#000000">for</font></u></b> $each (@children) {
BEGIN { <b><u><font color="#000000">read</font></u></b> $each, $their, wishes <b><u><font color="#000000">and</font></u></b> study them; <b><u><font color="#000000">use</font></u></b> Memoize<i><font color="silver">#ing</font></i>
} <b><u><font color="#000000">use</font></u></b> constant gift, <font color="#808080">'wrapping'</font>;
<b><u><font color="#000000">package</font></u></b> Gifts; <b><u><font color="#000000">pack</font></u></b> $each, gift <b><u><font color="#000000">and</font></u></b> <b><u><font color="#000000">bless</font></u></b> $each <b><u><font color="#000000">and</font></u></b> <b><u><font color="#000000">goto</font></u></b> deliver
or <b><u><font color="#000000">do</font></u></b> <b><u><font color="#000000">import</font></u></b> <b><u><font color="#000000">if</font></u></b> not <b><u><font color="#000000">local</font></u></b> $available,!!! HO, HO, HO;
<b><u><font color="#000000">redo</font></u></b> Santa, <b><u><font color="#000000">pipe</font></u></b> $gifts, to_childs;
<b><u><font color="#000000">redo</font></u></b> Santa <b><u><font color="#000000">and</font></u></b> <b><u><font color="#000000">do</font></u></b> <b><u><font color="#000000">return</font></u></b> <b><u><font color="#000000">if</font></u></b> <b><u><font color="#000000">last</font></u></b> one, is, delivered;
deliver: gift <b><u><font color="#000000">and</font></u></b> <b><u><font color="#000000">require</font></u></b> diagnostics <b><u><font color="#000000">if</font></u></b> <b><u><font color="#000000">our</font></u></b> $gifts ,not break;
<b><u><font color="#000000">do</font></u></b>{ <b><u><font color="#000000">use</font></u></b> NEXT; time; <b><u><font color="#000000">tied</font></u></b> $gifts} <b><u><font color="#000000">if</font></u></b> broken <b><u><font color="#000000">and</font></u></b> <b><u><font color="#000000">dump</font></u></b> the, broken, ones;
The_children: <b><u><font color="#000000">sleep</font></u></b> <b><u><font color="#000000">and</font></u></b> <b><u><font color="#000000">wait</font></u></b> <b><u><font color="#000000">for</font></u></b> (<b><u><font color="#000000">each</font></u></b> %gift) <b><u><font color="#000000">and</font></u></b> try { to => <b><u><font color="#000000">untie</font></u></b> $gifts };
<b><u><font color="#000000">redo</font></u></b> Santa, <b><u><font color="#000000">pipe</font></u></b> $gifts, to_childs;
<b><u><font color="#000000">redo</font></u></b> Santa <b><u><font color="#000000">and</font></u></b> <b><u><font color="#000000">do</font></u></b> <b><u><font color="#000000">return</font></u></b> <b><u><font color="#000000">if</font></u></b> <b><u><font color="#000000">last</font></u></b> one, is, delivered;
The_christmas_tree: formline <b><u><font color="#000000">s</font></u></b><font color="#808080">/ /childrens/</font>, $gifts;
<b><u><font color="#000000">alarm</font></u></b> <b><u><font color="#000000">and</font></u></b> <b><u><font color="#000000">warn</font></u></b> <b><u><font color="#000000">if</font></u></b> not <b><u><font color="#000000">exists</font></u></b> $Christmas{ tree}, @t, $ENV{HOME};
<b><u><font color="#000000">write</font></u></b> <<EMail
to the parents to buy a new christmas tree!!!!<font color="#000000">111</font>
<b><u><font color="#000000">and</font></u></b> send the
EMail
;<b><u><font color="#000000">wait</font></u></b> <b><u><font color="#000000">and</font></u></b> <b><u><font color="#000000">redo</font></u></b> deliver until <b><u><font color="#000000">defined</font></u></b> <b><u><font color="#000000">local</font></u></b> $tree;
<b><u><font color="#000000">redo</font></u></b> Santa, <b><u><font color="#000000">pipe</font></u></b> $gifts, to_childs;
<b><u><font color="#000000">redo</font></u></b> Santa <b><u><font color="#000000">and</font></u></b> <b><u><font color="#000000">do</font></u></b> <b><u><font color="#000000">return</font></u></b> <b><u><font color="#000000">if</font></u></b> <b><u><font color="#000000">last</font></u></b> one, is, delivered ;}
END {} <b><u><font color="#000000">our</font></u></b> $mission <b><u><font color="#000000">and</font></u></b> <b><u><font color="#000000">do</font></u></b> <b><u><font color="#000000">sleep</font></u></b> until <b><u><font color="#000000">next</font></u></b> Christmas ;}
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<i><font color="silver"># (C) 2007 by Paul C. Buetow</font></i>
BEGIN{} <b><u><font color="#000000">goto</font></u></b> mall <b><u><font color="#000000">for</font></u></b> $shopping;
<b><u><font color="#000000">m</font></u></b>/y/; mall: <b><u><font color="#000000">seek</font></u></b>$s, cool products(), { to => $sell };
<b><u><font color="#000000">for</font></u></b> $their (@business) { to:; earn:; a:; lot:; of:; money: }
<b><u><font color="#000000">do</font></u></b> not <b><u><font color="#000000">goto</font></u></b> home <b><u><font color="#000000">and</font></u></b> <b><u><font color="#000000">exit</font></u></b> mall <b><u><font color="#000000">if</font></u></b> <b><u><font color="#000000">exists</font></u></b> $new{product};
<b><u><font color="#000000">foreach</font></u></b> $of (<b><u><font color="#000000">q</font></u></b><font color="#808080">(uality rich products)</font>){} <b><u><font color="#000000">package</font></u></b> products;
<b><u><font color="#000000">our</font></u></b> $news; <b><u><font color="#000000">do</font></u></b> <b><u><font color="#000000">tell</font></u></b> cool products() <b><u><font color="#000000">and</font></u></b> <b><u><font color="#000000">do</font></u></b>{ <b><u><font color="#000000">sub</font></u></b><i><font color="silver">#tract</font></i>
cool{ $products <b><u><font color="#000000">and</font></u></b> <b><u><font color="#000000">shift</font></u></b> @the, @bad, @ones;
<b><u><font color="#000000">do</font></u></b> <b><u><font color="#000000">bless</font></u></b> [<b><u><font color="#000000">q</font></u></b><font color="#808080">(uality)</font>], $products
<b><u><font color="#000000">and</font></u></b> <b><u><font color="#000000">return</font></u></b> not <b><u><font color="#000000">undef</font></u></b> $stuff <b><u><font color="#000000">if</font></u></b> not (<b><u><font color="#000000">local</font></u></b> $available) }};
<b><u><font color="#000000">do</font></u></b> { study <b><u><font color="#000000">and</font></u></b> study <b><u><font color="#000000">and</font></u></b> study <b><u><font color="#000000">for</font></u></b> cool products() }
<b><u><font color="#000000">and</font></u></b> <b><u><font color="#000000">do</font></u></b> { <b><u><font color="#000000">seek</font></u></b> $all, cool products(), { to => $buy } };
<b><u><font color="#000000">do</font></u></b> { <b><u><font color="#000000">write</font></u></b> $them, $down } <b><u><font color="#000000">and</font></u></b> <b><u><font color="#000000">do</font></u></b> { order: <b><u><font color="#000000">foreach</font></u></b> (@case) { <b><u><font color="#000000">package</font></u></b> <b><u><font color="#000000">s</font></u></b> } };
<b><u><font color="#000000">goto</font></u></b> home <b><u><font color="#000000">if</font></u></b> not <b><u><font color="#000000">exists</font></u></b> $more{money} or <b><u><font color="#000000">die</font></u></b> <b><u><font color="#000000">q</font></u></b><font color="#808080">(uerying)</font> ;<b><u><font color="#000000">for</font></u></b>( @money){};
at:;home: <b><u><font color="#000000">do</font></u></b> { END{} <b><u><font color="#000000">and</font></u></b>:; rest:; a:; bit: <b><u><font color="#000000">exit</font></u></b> $shopping }
<b><u><font color="#000000">and</font></u></b> <b><u><font color="#000000">sleep</font></u></b> until <b><u><font color="#000000">unpack</font></u></b>$ing, cool products();
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