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White Cat's Lullaby

White cat sleeps in quiet light,
Blanket warm and moon just right.
Black cat watches, always near—
In his dreams or curled ear to ear.

Soft as stars and brave as flame,
Guardian shadow, without name.
Sleep, sweet snow, no need to roam—
Your angel’s here to guide you home.

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[–] cybervseas@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] DavidFriedland@lemmy.world 1 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

From my profile:

The stories are mine. They're drawn from my own life, observations, and experiences. The strange way I see the world.

The language learning model (AI) doesn't invent them—it simply helps me turn those stories into poetry. Think of it like using a ruler. I can draw a pretty straight line by hand, but if I already know exactly where I want the line, why not use the ruler?

[–] cybervseas@lemmy.world 2 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Would love to see your raw thoughts and stories I'm sure they're delightfully human.

[–] DavidFriedland@lemmy.world 1 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

You actually got me thinking.

If I set up a Patreon where I posted both versions—the raw poetry exactly as I originally wrote it, alongside the finished version after I used the language learning model to polish it up—would you be interested enough in seeing that process to subscribe?

I’d be happy to put in the extra time to make something like that available if there were enough genuine interest to make the effort worthwhile.

[–] cybervseas@lemmy.world 1 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Nah personally I wouldn't be interested, but right now this content feels too inauthentic to me to elicit any kind of emotional response. Which is a sad but unsurprising place for AI "poetry" to do.

I'm sure just your real thoughts would be way more enjoyable for our little Lemmy community, no AI needed. 🙂

But hey, you do you. Be yourself, as authentically as you can!

[–] DavidFriedland@lemmy.world 1 points 8 hours ago

This is me, as I've intended to be seen.

You've invested time to pursue something you're not interested in, and in representation of the "community"?

Now that is a discussion worthy topic. 🕵️

As always, I will watch the community's voting trend determine the perceived value of the content.