So, who would like to basiate with me?
I need someone who'll basiate for free.
When I was young, my mother banned
all basiation out of hand;
until I reached at least age twenty-three.
Some say that suaviating is a sin,
I only ever suaviate with kin.
I tried it once with cousin Claire,
she kicked me in the you-know-where;
it seems that sometimes I just cannot win.
Now osculating isn't all that bad,
and never osculating can be sad;
if we get down and osculate,
I promise that I won't relate
a word about it to your mum or dad.
Oh come on, honey, don't be such a priss;
it isn't such a huge deal doing this.
I needn't be the only one,
so how about a bit of fun?
I'm only asking for a little kiss!
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Author Notes
Yes, that's right folks - basiate, suaviate and osculate all mean the same thing... to kiss.
Fun trivia: Kissing was banned by an English act of parliament in 1439. Not so silly as it sounds; it was a (successful) attempt to minimise the spread of the plague.
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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