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An acrostic in trochaic pentameter
A Potpourri of Poetic Curiosities
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Tapleyism
by CD Richards
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Turtles suffocate on plastic bags
Arctic shelf melts into ocean blue
Ponds and streams destroyed by acid rain
Land destruction - farming's gift to you
Earth is dying from our cruel neglect
Yes, we see the writing on the wall
Ignorance, a manufactured lie
Smugly thinking we can never fall
Man takes one last bow and waves goodbye
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Author Notes
Today's word:
Tapleyism (n.) extreme optimism, even in the face of desperate circumstances.
Several of Charles Dickens' characters have made it into the English dictionary. Mark Tapley is one such character. The word comes from his undying optimism in the most appalling circumstances.
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.
Thanks for reading.
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