General Poetry posted December 7, 2018 Chapters:  ...340 341 -342- 343... 


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A chapter in the book A Potpourri of Poetic Curiosities

A day in the life of the Pope

by CD Richards


The pontiff's quite advanced in years, you know;

and frequently his movements are quite slow.

He takes his time in transport, plush,

for he is seldom in a rush,

no matter where His Hooliness may go.

 




Today's word: hooliness (n.) slowness, gentility; lateness, tardiness.

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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