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A chapter in the book A Potpourri of Poetic Curiosities

Undercover cop

by CD Richards


I think it quite impractical that I must sit umbratical
in silence at the corner of my street.
A fire hydrant, I am not; is this the best disguise you've got
for undercover cops while on the beat?
Why can't I be a postbox, man? Or even play a garbage can?
I'd like a change; or do I have to beg?
For ev'ry day at half-past-three, I want to pull up stakes and flee
when Rover comes on by to lift his leg!
 

 



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Today's word: umbratical (adj.) disguised or cloaked.

Yes, I've used it as an adverb, but it's really an adjective in disguise.

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.

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