Phantasmagoric?
I am not euphoric
at finding this word
so absurd
when I say it,
display it
on a page...
Outrage
at its hard hitting
syllable-splitting
rhythm is what
is not
pleasing to my ear,
dear.
So pardon my straying
while saying
how I feel
for real?
"I hope laughter
will follow after
reading",
say I, pleading -
notwithstanding -
for understanding!
Written in a moment of madness after reading IGWRT's prompt today from Laurie Kolp.
Hahaha... very entertaining, Jinksy! Thanks for participating.
ReplyDeleteIn the days of my youth, when sweets were few and far between, there was a selection called ‘Winter Mixture’ – various hard candies, I guess you might call them – with flavours like aniseed, mint, liquorice, eucalyptus or paregoric – which was another direction your phantasmagorical word lead my imagination in just now!
DeleteParegoric as a word had submerged in the silt of years inside my brain, so thank you for hooking it back to the surface today! LOL
Fun nay-sayer poem;`` and I like the one hidden in your reply to Laurie, too.
ReplyDeleteErm...have you spotted something I've missed?:)
DeleteLaughter follows after reading, thank you.
ReplyDeleteClever take!
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun take on the prompt! I love the rhythm you've created.
ReplyDeletebrilliant, nothing better than using the pain of writing as the writing
ReplyDeleteInteresting word indeed!!
ReplyDeleteSmiled all the way through. It is an impossible word, but you made it Possible!
ReplyDeleteYou have me smiling! I love it!
ReplyDeleteThe way you worded this made it really funny. Thank you for the very kind remark on mine.
ReplyDeleteA light-hearted and fun response!
ReplyDeleteA fun read.
ReplyDeleteYour poem did lead to laughter! What a fun piece to read.
ReplyDeleteMuch laughter, Jinksy, especially as we both, unbeknownst, used "euphoric" to rhyme with it. I understand, notwithstanding.
ReplyDeleteK
haha brill.
ReplyDeleteI think this should be rapped..it has that rhythm....love it!
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