My purr-box is in finest form tonight,
relax, and let me soothe your tortured soul.
Know this: I've got your troubles sorted now,
good vibes from me to you will make you whole.
No need to pay a shrink to set you right,
a therapeutic feline's what I am.
One thing, I'd really love a little snack,
so be a sweetheart, go get me some ham.
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Author Notes
Today's word: mrkgnao (n.) a cat's meow.
Yes, apparently it's a real word, first coined by James Joyce in his novel Ulysses (which I haven't read). One of several spellings he employs throughout the novel. I've used the plural form, as I hate trying to rhyme poems with an odd number of lines (limericks excepted).
I hope Dawn will forgive me!
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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