"You must write more," a friend said, being kind.
Regrettably, I think she's lost her mind.
These days, my brain's not sharp; or half as limber
as it once was, I need an undecimber.
Just one more month, I'm sure it would be ample;
though if this effort constitutes a sample,
I might need more— like two, or three, or four...
to come up with a passable example.
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Author Notes
Rhyme - there is some. Meter - iambic pentameter, with some feminine whatsits. Yeah, that sounds good, go with that ;-)
I wasn't sure whether I should categorize this as "humour" or "commentary". The latter is probably more accurate, but I didn't want to put anyone off before they even read it.
Today's word: undecimber (n.) an extra month added to a calendar.
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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