let words = [];

let font;

​

function preload(){

    font = loadFont("Roboto-Black.ttf");

​

  // TODO: try a URL instead of local file  

  lines = loadStrings("Ruins.txt"); 

}

​

function setup() {

  createCanvas(600, 600);

  fill(255);

  textFont(font);

  textSize(20);

  // slice up text from source into array

  for (let i = 0; i < lines.length; i++) {

    let pieces = split(lines[i], " ");

​

    // Add the pieces to the larger array;

    for (let j = 0; j < pieces.length; j++) {

      let word = pieces[j];

      if (word.length > 0) {

        words = append(words, word);

      }

    }

  }

}

​

function draw() {

  makePoem();

  noLoop();

}

​

function mousePressed() {

  makePoem();

  loop();

}

​

function makePoem() {

  background(51);

  let i = 0; 

  let j = 0;

  let sentenceLength = 0;

  let poemLength = min(8, int(5 + random(10)));

  let stanzaLength = int(random(5) + 2);

  let next;

  let word;

  let theLine = "";

  let spacing = "";

​

  while (poemLength >= 0) {

    next = int(random(words.length));

    word = words[next];

​

    theLine += spacing + word;

    spacing = " ";

    sentenceLength++;

​

    // Print out a line every now and again...

    if (sentenceLength > 10 || (random(sentenceLength) > 2.5 && word.length > 1)) {

      text(theLine, 20, (j * 40) + 50 + random(5));

      j++;

      for (let s = int (random (4)); s > 0; s--) {

        spacing += " ";

      }

      theLine = "";

      sentenceLength = 0;

      if (poemLength % stanzaLength == 0) {

        j++;

      }

      poemLength--;

    }

  }

}