I have a friend whose claim to fame
is writing plays (all much the same).
They're witty, charming, most amusing;
the plots are not at all confusing.
His characters, though much adored,
have all the presence of cardboard.
No history, where are they from?
They hail from old Sardoodledom.
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Author Notes
Today's word: Sardoodledom (n.) well-made but contrived or trivial works for theatre.
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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