I've something quite important to relate.
Please listen closely, ere you should berate
me for this most important piece of news;
which might well cause a shifting of your views.
Now some have tried in times gone by to claim
that concepts like these here all sound the same.
But please, I beg, don't fall into their snare—
these words are true, of false counsel beware.
Do not be taken in by empty lies,
or fail to see past treacherous disguise;
for then, you'll bring to mind these words I've said,
and wish you'd heeded this advice instead.
Did Kennedy launch man toward the moon?
Was Disney master craftsman of cartoon?
Did Lincoln understand what's meant by "free"?
Was peace enhanced by India's Gandhi?
Now, lest you may not fully understand,
this verse has been meticulously planned;
so that, while saying nothing, it excels
at wasting time, to make you cry "Hell's bells!"
When of this day you speak to those you love,
recall the things which I have said above;
and tell them of a time when you beheld
a twarvlement that's quite unparalleled.
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Author Notes
Today's word: twarvlement (n.) a circuitous, long-winded speech.
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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