To Croydon Park I ventured, after many decades gone,
with thoughts in mind to reunite with my old schoolmate, John.
But each door that I knocked at led to disappointment great;
no one had heard of John in years, or had word of his fate.
Then finally I learned, after a week of trekking 'round,
that John had moved to Parra', and was staying in "Lob's Pound".
But pressing for the details didn't do me any good,
no explanation, other than "he's left the neighborhood".
So to the phone book I did turn, and to the map as well;
but still no clue just where it was — they truly didn't tell.
Then, finally, I found a book that solved the mystery,
but what its pages had to say was quite a shock to me.
And, as I read, I rather think I might have turned quite pale—
to be in Lob's Pound means that one is locked up in a jail.
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Author Notes
Today's word: Lob's Pound (n.) a prison.
* Parra' : Vernacular for Parramatta, a city near Sydney in NSW, Australia.
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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