From time to time things may not go our way,
we get in trouble for the words we say;
and often when our lot turns sad and blue
it's all resulting from the things we do.
Now, here's a plan adopted by the best,
I'm serious, in case you think I jest;
confusion throws a smokescreen 'round your sins—
the most deceitful player always wins.
Ensure your statements don't make any sense;
without a clue, it's hard to take offence.
The best defence when folk become irate
is simply this: learn to bamblusterate.
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Author Notes
Today's word: bamblusterate (v.) to hoax, to confuse.
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.
Image: Liar! Posted by Stewart Black to https://www.flickr.com/photos/s2ublack/28565693670. CC 2.0 licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/#), unmodified.
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