Ms. Lorem Ipsum confabulated text
On a page of my life story
Consequatly aliquipped quaerat amet
That stung of my unsung glory
.
Four centuries it was writ ago
In exercitation ut labore et
It stands alone in ea commodo
And remains its own best seller, yet
.
Is there anyone who loves because it is pain
Ut enim ad minim veniam pledged?
Or desires pain, of itself, obtained
Consectetur elits what's tempor alleged?
.
Lorem Ipsum is not my friend
Ut doesn't labore away sed incidi
Nisi noso-comial dolore descend
My life as gibberish in fonts so pretty
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AUTHOR'S NOTE:
This poem is a half-breed attempt to mate Loreu Ipsum with meter. Don't try to hard to read it deeply. The elements I stole from Lorem Ipsum I've italicized and I've anthropomorphized Lorem herself.
Lorem ipsum, filler text common in the publishing and typesetting industry, was originated over 400 years ago by jumbling around Cicero. It was formatted to be inserted where real text was slated to go, so that the document design could be appreciated before the finished product--with real test--was put to print. It is made to be--word-for-word--ignored, while still depicting how the column-inches would present.
The quote, "Is there anyone who loves because it is pain" is a sideways translation of some of the sideways words that the Lorem ipsum text is.
What follows is the official Lorem ipsum text:
Lorem Ipsum
"Neque porro quisquam est qui dolorem ipsum quia dolor sit amet, consectetur, adipisci velit..."
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Morbi tristique felis lectus, sed dignissim tortor semper a. Cras rutrum vestibulum diam ac lacinia. Ut ultrices vulputate leo, eu dignissim tortor rhoncus sit amet. Proin in nunc diam. Aliquam venenatis fringilla ipsum sit amet dapibus. Nullam porttitor bibendum neque, non ultricies nunc vulputate nec. Aliquam venenatis finibus metus, sed dapibus ligula consectetur ut. Phasellus placerat tempor purus at gravida. Etiam varius massa ex, in molestie elit pharetra a. Mauris maximus turpis ut sapien luctus, et congue sapien hendrerit. Vivamus volutpat vehicula venenatis.
Phasellus sit amet velit ac massa accumsan pretium eget sed erat. Fusce feugiat fermentum sagittis. Donec eget sagittis diam. Phasellus blandit dolor quis libero elementum cursus. Proin venenatis urna ac neque bibendum, id congue leo maximus. Pellentesque lacinia tortor non enim rhoncus, at molestie libero auctor. Donec a scelerisque lorem, ut imperdiet velit. Pellentesque nisl nunc, vestibulum et tincidunt eu, placerat vitae tortor. Quisque non ultricies lectus.
About the Creator
Gerard DiLeo
Retired, not tired. In Life Phase II: Living and writing from a decommissioned Catholic church in Hull, MA. Phase I: was New Orleans (and everything that entails).
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Comments (3)
I recognised it from Microsoft templates. Loved the explanation. Very informative, Gerard. Always learning on this platform. That's learning, not leaning.
I'm sorry but my brain hurt 😅 I definitely learned a lot today from this!
I need a Latin lesson now!