I like to wear my beaglepuss, amuse folk with a joke;
quite often I will steal one from those mad Marx Brothers guys.
Sometimes I end up with a slap, or painful rib-wise poke;
I guess, when all is said and done, it comes as no surprise.
For not all folk can see the funny side of life, you know;
without a sense of humour sometimes mirth can seem amiss.
I'm sure some people find it hard to travel with the flow,
but I don't mean to hurt a soul, I'm just taking the mickey.
With funny glasses, fake moustache, or even when without,
from time to time it seems I just can't help but cause offence.
Of one thing I am certain, and of this, there is no doubt—
I'm well-equipped with silly puns, but short of common sense.
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Author Notes
Today's word: beaglepuss (n.) a pair of novelty glasses with a fake nose, eyebrows and moustache attached.
In honour of Groucho Marx, who made this apparel famous, the description line at top is a quote from him.
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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