Dear me! Excuse my flatulence;
it seems I might have lost all sense
of manners and decorum— golly gee!
I can't escape this crapulence,
my sickly tummy's made me tense;
I'm only grateful that I didn't pee
myself, for clearly that would mean
a change of pants, and I'd be seen
as someone who can't hold their liquor in.
So be a dear, and fetch a cup
of tea, I need to sober up—
and while you're at it, lose that silly grin!
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Author Notes
Today's word: crapulence (n.) a feeling of sickness caused by overeating or drinking.
Yes, it's a real word, and was first included in a dictionary in 1727, although the adjectival form, crapulent, preceded it by some 70 years or so.
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: pixabay.com; CC0 licence (public domain).
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