It seemed we were getting on fine,
so she laid her cards on the line:
"If you want these bones in your bed,
I think it's high time we were wed!"
Well, things were just great for a year,
what happened then's not really clear;
but somehow the fun turned to pain—
oh please, to be single again!
This paction's a failure, of course,
and now all I want's a divorce!
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Author Notes
Today's word: paction (n.) an agreement; the act of making a pact.
This poem does not describe my current domestic arrangements. It may refer, loosely, to something in ancient history. It's really just a bit of fun, taking a poke at a cherished institution (great word for it!)
Yes, "again" rhymes with "pain"; and "stain"; and "drain" - all highly appropriate! It also rhymes with cocaine, which is probably what one needs when one finds oneself in an unharmonious relationship ;-)
Many thanks for reading.
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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