A Potpourri of Poetic Curiosities
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Comment from Teri7
This is a very interesting limerick poem you have penned about entertaining strangers. You used very good wording and very good imagery. It is so weird because Gordon Lightfoot was so popular when I was in college. lol Blast from the past! Blessings, Teri
reply by the author on 17-Feb-2018
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This is a very interesting limerick poem you have penned about entertaining strangers. You used very good wording and very good imagery. It is so weird because Gordon Lightfoot was so popular when I was in college. lol Blast from the past! Blessings, Teri
Comment Written 16-Feb-2018
reply by the author on 17-Feb-2018
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He's still popular in this house, Teri! Cheers, Craig
Comment from --Turtle.
Hi, Craig,
Read through this limerick this morning. It must be a bit early, first time I read it, I went all amelia bedilia literal and wondered who was in his way. The line:
he was in his way,
And because I didn't know what xenodocy was, I was thinking ... hmmm, maybe he tore the house down, evictions. Then I read what xenococy was, and the title of the poem, and realized that didn't fit at all.
So I cleared the haze from waking up early from my eyes and read it again. And like one of those pictures where some people see a dolphin, and more people see a lady... I found where I went way astray in taking the third line to mean the man encountered an obstacle...
If anyone else trips... (which they probably won't, i still don't know why I did)
You might be able to add a comma to make the 'in his way' an interrupt to: He was an advocate of xenodocy.
He was, in his way, an advocate of xenodochy.
But then I also say you might not want the extra comma, 'cause then your sentence will have so many--with the introductory element comma of the line above, and it will likely mess with emphasis.
So, I'm thinking the suffix dochy in some way correlates to hospitality... as xenophobia is a fear of strangers.
Geez, I'm all over the place this morning.
Nice job with this limerick. The concept of the hospitality theme is shown via one with a person who had opened their home to strangers, a home that is in a desirable to see location, and is nice enough such that it has a name of it's own. And, it's a name that looks to rhyme with xenodochy.
Did the owner really come from Gairlochy?
(not that he has to)
But that brings a smile to me if he did. Otherwise, it fits the limerick flow in a pleasing way, and supports the main theme.
reply by the author on 14-Feb-2018
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Hi, Craig,
Read through this limerick this morning. It must be a bit early, first time I read it, I went all amelia bedilia literal and wondered who was in his way. The line:
he was in his way,
And because I didn't know what xenodocy was, I was thinking ... hmmm, maybe he tore the house down, evictions. Then I read what xenococy was, and the title of the poem, and realized that didn't fit at all.
So I cleared the haze from waking up early from my eyes and read it again. And like one of those pictures where some people see a dolphin, and more people see a lady... I found where I went way astray in taking the third line to mean the man encountered an obstacle...
If anyone else trips... (which they probably won't, i still don't know why I did)
You might be able to add a comma to make the 'in his way' an interrupt to: He was an advocate of xenodocy.
He was, in his way, an advocate of xenodochy.
But then I also say you might not want the extra comma, 'cause then your sentence will have so many--with the introductory element comma of the line above, and it will likely mess with emphasis.
So, I'm thinking the suffix dochy in some way correlates to hospitality... as xenophobia is a fear of strangers.
Geez, I'm all over the place this morning.
Nice job with this limerick. The concept of the hospitality theme is shown via one with a person who had opened their home to strangers, a home that is in a desirable to see location, and is nice enough such that it has a name of it's own. And, it's a name that looks to rhyme with xenodochy.
Did the owner really come from Gairlochy?
(not that he has to)
But that brings a smile to me if he did. Otherwise, it fits the limerick flow in a pleasing way, and supports the main theme.
Comment Written 14-Feb-2018
reply by the author on 14-Feb-2018
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Hi Turtle - thanks for the thorough, and most helpful review. I agree about the comma. Although no one else has commented about tripping over the line, that doesn't mean they haven't done so. I added it, as it helps make it obvious "in his way" is a sort of aside. Unfortunately, the book goes into quite some detail explaining the etymology of "xeno", which you've already deduced, but nothing about "dochy". As for whether the owner is actually from Gairlochy - I have no idea, and so it's probably unlikely. Of course, if he isn't, the poem is ruined :) Most grateful, Craig
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Naw, it's not ruined. : D
I don't believe that lady's from Nantucket for a minute.
Comment from strandregs
You gave a brilliant Limerick of the xen word
Made me feel very hospitalized.
You are right about the sound ch.
We use it it arabic dutch and hebrew as well.
Aa in
It's a bra brecht moon lech necht tonecht.
Male hugs and kisses.
And don't upset the misses.:-))Z..
reply by the author on 13-Feb-2018
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You gave a brilliant Limerick of the xen word
Made me feel very hospitalized.
You are right about the sound ch.
We use it it arabic dutch and hebrew as well.
Aa in
It's a bra brecht moon lech necht tonecht.
Male hugs and kisses.
And don't upset the misses.:-))Z..
Comment Written 13-Feb-2018
reply by the author on 13-Feb-2018
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Haha, thanks for the fun review. I would send you lots of money in appreciation, but I'm practicing being Scottish :) Cheers, Craig
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Oh, and I forgot to say in my original response - thanks for the confirmation about the pronunciation... appreciated!
Comment from Joy Graham
Hi Craig,
I love that house and would love to try a bed and breakfast sometime. I've never been to a bed and breakfast before, but they sound nice.
I wouldn't recognize, "xenodochy" as a word meaning hospitality. Good thing you introduced me to the word. I'm loving all the crazy words you've been teaching me.
Joy xx
reply by the author on 13-Feb-2018
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Hi Craig,
I love that house and would love to try a bed and breakfast sometime. I've never been to a bed and breakfast before, but they sound nice.
I wouldn't recognize, "xenodochy" as a word meaning hospitality. Good thing you introduced me to the word. I'm loving all the crazy words you've been teaching me.
Joy xx
Comment Written 13-Feb-2018
reply by the author on 13-Feb-2018
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Bed and breakfasts are brilliant. I did a round trip of England and Scotland, staying only in B&B's. Some of them were built centuries before my country was even discovered by white people. The hospitality was brilliant. Cheers, Craig
Comment from Ogden
This is a very clever, quirky, limerick, Craig.
(I feel a kind of kinship, because quirky is the way most of my work turns out.)
I won't attempt to evaluate your Scottish dialect minus brogue endings, because who cares, anyway? Your droll humor is more than adequate to compensate for any botching of the ochy.
Don (Ogden)
reply by the author on 13-Feb-2018
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This is a very clever, quirky, limerick, Craig.
(I feel a kind of kinship, because quirky is the way most of my work turns out.)
I won't attempt to evaluate your Scottish dialect minus brogue endings, because who cares, anyway? Your droll humor is more than adequate to compensate for any botching of the ochy.
Don (Ogden)
Comment Written 13-Feb-2018
reply by the author on 13-Feb-2018
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Thanks so much, Don, for the very unexpected, but very much appreciated "exceptional" rating. Your generosity made my morning :) Craig
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You're very welcome, Craig.
Comment from RodG
I love the imaginative creation of the owner of this guest house. It's fun to see how you worked in the sound of "Ochy" and the little-known word. A delightful limerick that brightened my morning. Rod
reply by the author on 13-Feb-2018
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I love the imaginative creation of the owner of this guest house. It's fun to see how you worked in the sound of "Ochy" and the little-known word. A delightful limerick that brightened my morning. Rod
Comment Written 13-Feb-2018
reply by the author on 13-Feb-2018
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Thanks very much, Rod. Your review had the same effect :) Much appreciated. Craig
Comment from Dolly'sPoems
Some new words here from your treasured book. The house looks very unlike a house in Scotland though. You have created a fun Limerick to showcase your new words, genius, love Dolly x
reply by the author on 13-Feb-2018
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Some new words here from your treasured book. The house looks very unlike a house in Scotland though. You have created a fun Limerick to showcase your new words, genius, love Dolly x
Comment Written 13-Feb-2018
reply by the author on 13-Feb-2018
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Thanks, Dolly. I do enjoy learning new things. Cheers, Craig
Comment from Sandra du Plessis
A very well-written Limerick about hospitality and how to treat guests in your house or when you are in the tourism industry, it is important to know how to treat tourists from other countries.
reply by the author on 13-Feb-2018
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A very well-written Limerick about hospitality and how to treat guests in your house or when you are in the tourism industry, it is important to know how to treat tourists from other countries.
Comment Written 13-Feb-2018
reply by the author on 13-Feb-2018
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Thanks very much, Sandra. Your kind comments mean a lot. Cheers, Craig
Comment from Gloria ....
I look at that bed & breakfast and I get tired just thinking about all the work. lol.
Gordon Lightfoot is of course one my absolute favourite folk singers. Oh yes and your limerick, nicely done and I would pronounce the word Ardochy as you have. I think the person to check it with would be Pantygynt as it's all Dutch to me.
Excellent good fun. Only how many days left 321 or something like that? lol.
Gloria
reply by the author on 13-Feb-2018
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I look at that bed & breakfast and I get tired just thinking about all the work. lol.
Gordon Lightfoot is of course one my absolute favourite folk singers. Oh yes and your limerick, nicely done and I would pronounce the word Ardochy as you have. I think the person to check it with would be Pantygynt as it's all Dutch to me.
Excellent good fun. Only how many days left 321 or something like that? lol.
Gloria
Comment Written 13-Feb-2018
reply by the author on 13-Feb-2018
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Thanks for reminding me! I published this hours ago, and I've had one review. I'm seriously thinking it isn't worth the effort. Can't even get reviews with the possibility of free pumps lol. I struggle to get into double digit reviews, in spite of reviewing probably 12-15 daily myself. I think I've got better things to do with the time. Probably time to pack it in, and just go back to doing contests. At least I'd be producing semi-decent stuff :)