There once was a perchist named Sky,
who swang her trapeze way too high.
With dread on her face,
she soared into space,
while tearfully waving goodbye!
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Author Notes
Today's word: perchist (n.) a trapeze artist.
For those who take issue with line two, I offer the following:
The verb 'to swing' is an irregular verb, whose forms are 'swing - swang - swung'. If in doubt, think 'ring - rang - rung'.
Photo: The image is a public domain picture of Valentina Tereshkova, the real first woman in space. Sensibly, she chose a Vostok rocket, rather than a trapeze to take her there.
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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