On Trolls

[JeffHamm]

i wrote this years ago (1999), but it seems relevant still today. It may, or may not, be JtR related, it sort of depends upon one's point of view.

- Jeff

on trolls

if you search out there in the wild wild lands
where the rivers run cold and the trees still stand
in thick dark woods always deep in the night
it lives and it dreams and it loves to bite

so go with care walking here to there
in case a troll grabs a strand of hair
for it likes to play with string and thread
and it lives on games not butter nor bread

it’s a nasty old troll so droll and bold
whose words are dust and grim and cold
it’s worse than a snake or a hornet’s sting
and it grabs and it bites and it kicks at things

so leave it alone let it chew on bones
it will scream and call and shout and groan
for awhile and then it will fade away
for trolls can’t bite if no one plays

[Abby Normal]

i wrote this years ago (1999), but it seems relevant still today. It may, or may not, be JtR related, it sort of depends upon one's point of view.

- Jeff

on trolls

if you search out there in the wild wild lands
where the rivers run cold and the trees still stand
in thick dark woods always deep in the night
it lives and it dreams and it loves to bite

so go with care walking here to there
in case a troll grabs a strand of hair
for it likes to play with string and thread
and it lives on games not butter nor bread

it’s a nasty old troll so droll and bold
whose words are dust and grim and cold
it’s worse than a snake or a hornet’s sting
and it grabs and it bites and it kicks at things

so leave it alone let it chew on bones
it will scream and call and shout and groan
for awhile and then it will fade away
for trolls can’t bite if no one plays

lol. nice Jeff
i know a certain thread where this might apply lol

[DJA]

Trolls can't bite if no one plays.

[JeffHamm]

lol. nice Jeff
i know a certain thread where this might apply lol

ha ha! I'm sure there's more than one!

- Jeff

[FISHY1118]

Definitely.

[Enigma]

Don't feed the Trolls.

[GBinOz]

Great poem Jeff. As psychologists David Dunning and Justin Kruger observed, trolls don't know they are trolls. This prompts them to resort to derogatory remarks and personal attacks on anyone that does not support their viewpoint, which is never conducive to positive discussion.

Best regards, George

[drstrange169]

Good poem, reminds me a bit of Goblin Market, one of my favourites.

[PRB]

...trolls don't know they are trolls...

This is not necessarily true. There are dark corners of the web where trolling is a praiseworthy sport - the 'best' practitioners are deified and rewarded for whatever chaos they can cause on random forums and suchlike. Acolytes laugh themselves silly reading reportage of their hero's latest exploits. They probably all have very small peepees.

[RManny]

JeffHamm, this is a delightful poem and one that is profoundly true in the world today. Thanks for sharing.

"If you build a bridge, they will come."

Richard

[JeffHamm]

Thanks all!

- Jeff

[Pcdunn]

Very droll poem, quite incisive!

[mpriestnall]

TLDR

[Abby Normal]

Good poem, reminds me a bit of Goblin Market, one of my favourites.

never heard of this one, had to look it up. thanks for posting, its quite good, on many levels.

do you own the book, her original with other poems?

[Harry D]

Trolling used to be an art form. Now it stands for "people making meanie comments online".