Rhyme - there is some. Meter - iambic pentameter, with some feminine whatsits. Yeah, that sounds good, go with that ;-)

I wasn't sure whether I should categorize this as "humour" or "commentary". The latter is probably more accurate, but I didn't want to put anyone off before they even read it.

Today's word: undecimber (n.) an extra month added to a calendar.

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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