h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Let's see... I said:

Mature, yet youthful
Dedicated, yet -

Eclectic and verbose

Understanding

Supportive

Encouraging

Integrity

Honesty

Consideration

Imaginative (just think of the various 'missions' and 'adventures' and ...)

Virtual

Trusted advisors

Yep, definitely - I've found that I really do value the opinions of the Salonistas

Friends/Friendly

Caring lurkers?

Humour

valued opinions

shoulder(s) to cry on

You know... ode makes me think of singing - I don't always stick to a specific... dang, forgotten the word for it - rhythm? when writing, but I think it'd be nice to have rhythm as well as rhyme in this one - what do you say?

Rhythm is always important in poetry. We should continue to brainstorm the descriptive terms for our friends. Then we can work on the meter and rhyme.

As for rhyme...

Caring - sharing

Curious - furious? (Well, sometimes, it seems...?)

...and then I had some combination in my head earlier today - but I've lost it - oh well, I guess it'll pop up again - and I'll make sure to note it down when/if it does...

I hit something of a block last night when I was playing with the wrods and some orders... I will try again tonight to see if I can find anything that stands out.

OK, my brain keeps coming back to the rhytm thing, and a few words are falling in place - how about something like this? (very rough outline)

Ahem... *clears throat*

'Oh come ye all and gather
and listen to my tale'

or possibly

'Oh come ye all and listen
A tale I have to tell'

'Of hm and hm and hm-ship
ta-ram ta-ram ta-ra'


Let's see... that'd be, in rhythm:

1) Ta-ram ta-ram ta-ra-ra
2) Ta-ram ta-ram ta-ra

3) Ta-ram ta-ram ta-ra-ra
4) Ta-ram ta-ram ta-ra

Chorus:

5) Ta-ra-ra-ram
6) Ta-ra-ra-ram
7) Ta-ra ta-ra ta-ram

8) Ta-ra ta-ra ta-ra-ra
9) Ta-ra ta-ra ta-ram

...or possibly skipping the chorus part, and just continue with rhythm 1-4...

This is just a suggestion, but I thought I'd better write it down while I still remember it...

Could the crater that the CLI is situated in be described as a vale? That would rhyme with tale

Oh come ye all and gather
and listen to my tale

Of hootoo's Salonistas
long may they prevail (not sure if this word works in this context)

/or/

Oh come ye all and gather
and listen to my tale

Of hootoo's Salonistas
in the crater vale