Friday, June 29, 2018

"What We Have Here, Is a Failure to Communicate"


Hoosegow ● \ HOOSE- ow (the “O” sound like ouch!)\● Noun – Jail

The Graybar Motel
In the Hoosegow, the Big House
You’re in trouble, man


Thursday, June 28, 2018

Color Me Green - The Dramamine Conundrum


Deasil • \DEE-zil\ • noun – clockwise

Ride the tidal surge
Inner tube in deasil spin
Give me ‘Dramamine’

Thursday, June 21, 2018

Prehistoric Poo


Gild the lily • \GILD-thuh-LILL-ee\ • phrasal verb – To add unnecessary ornamentation to something beautiful in its own right

An Ode to Coprolite

Fossilized Feces
Gilding the Lily of Time
History Is Changed

Monday, June 18, 2018

It's the Same, Only Different


Homophone • \HOME-uh-fone\ • Noun - A word that is pronounced like another word but is different in meaning, origin, or spelling.

A homophone haiku

I chased your chaste love
Your love is a sweet dessert.
Dear don’t desert me.

Thursday, June 14, 2018

Look out Below!!!

Defenestration ● / dee-fen-uh-STRAYS-shun / ● Noun – 1: a throwing of a person or thing out of a window 2: a usually swift dismissal or expulsion (as from a political party or office).

Defenestration
Chamber pot out the window
Hey! Regardez l’eau

What is the origin of the word ‘loo’?