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A chapter in the book A Potpourri of Poetic Curiosities

Sardoodledom

by CD Richards


I have a friend whose claim to fame
is writing plays (all much the same).
They're witty, charming, most amusing;
the plots are not at all confusing.

His characters, though much adored,
have all the presence of cardboard.
No history, where are they from?
They hail from old Sardoodledom.

 




Today's word: Sardoodledom (n.) well-made but contrived or trivial works for theatre.

My much-treasured Christmas present for 2017 is a book by Paul Anthony Jones: "The cabinet of linguistic curiosities". Each page contains a descriptive story about some obscure or archaic word. It occurred to me it would be a fun exercise to try and write, each day, a poem featuring the "word of the day" from the book.

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