Excellent After the war... A Potpourri of Poetic Curiosities : An uneasy peace by CD Richards

When Carthaginian peace breaks out there's little cause to jump and shout. The vanquished, so that they might live, will suffer measures punitive. In light of this, one might conclude that they are well and truly screwed. So if you'd rather not be poor, don't take your nation off to war.   Author Notes Today's word(s): Carthaginian Peace (n.) a peace settlement imposing severe penalties on the defeated parties. 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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