poem boo_radley Spring has sprung and perl love is in the air!<br/> The most famous love of all is, of course, Romeo and Juliet, so I'd like to see what kind of perl poetry we can write based on the play.<br/> <h2>The rules</h2> Post as many poems as you care to<br/> All poems must compile, but I don't care if they do anything useful<br/> Contest ends on May 1st, meaning that entries from now to April 30th are considered valid<br/> The winner will be determined by the node with the highest reputation<br/> In the case of a 2 way tie, both recipients win. Anything above a 2 way tie, I'll use xp a guide for winners. (I can't rain down prizes upon a lot of people.)<br/> No whining about anything. This is coming out of my own pocket, and if it ceases to be fun, the deal's off.<br/> <h2>The Prize</h2> A beautiful perlmonks t-shirt and mug! Winner agrees to furnish name & address to me so I can deliver the goods. <h2>The Update!</h2> Someone suggests that earlier entries to the contest will have an advantage, which I don't think is true. I think that because the number of voting monks will remain relatively constant, and because there's one vote per monk per node.<br/> So if people vote for things they like (or downvote ones they dont) they still only get one vote a node. It should all even out. <h2>Another Update</h2> re [ChemBoy]'s concern : I don't care if you use map in void context, as long as it passes perl -c, you're ok. <br/> re "how will you know?" : I will be upvoting all poetry nodes so I can see the reputations of the nodes. Don't construe this as meaning one thing or another. <h2>The Kickoff!</h2> <code>unless ($romeo && $juliet){ sleep ($juliet); die $romeo; die $juliet; }</code> <h1>THE WINNER!</h1> Ladies and gentlemen! I present you with the new poet laureate of perlmonks, Chmrr!<br/> His stirring rendition of Juliet's forlorn soliloquy garnered a final reputation of 43, edging out his closest competitor, lemming, by 7 rep!