ELUDE I the Doge’s men again, as my
ELFIN graced gondoliere bests pursuit? Or:
WRECK of my fortunes, capture, swift judgment,
CANAL then crossed sighing on bridge of sighs.
Month: July 2022
Earworm
ELFIN fish dart in and out of the
WRECK strewn across the ancient
CANAL. A family of predators is hard to
ELUDE…doo doo doo doo doo doo doo
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2022-07-27 words
ELUDE, ELFIN, WRECK, CANAL
If you fail at one thing…
FRANK, me old mate, the blacksmith working at the
FORGE, isn’t much of an artisan; truth to tell he’s a bit of a
PLANK, but boy, can he make a beast of a bonny
SALSA!
Captain Jack Minnow
PLANK I walk narrowly now for failed
SALSA heist upon seas of Spanish Main.
FRANK marineros give me odds of death, yet of a sternness I am
FORGEd. Captain Jack Minnow swims to the Isle of Tortuga, hands tied behind back.
Daddy Frank
FRANK could play anything from country to
SALSA, and though his dear wife was deaf, they
FORGEd ahead making music a major
PLANK in the family platform.
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2022-07-26 words
PLANK, SALSA, FRANK, FORGE
In reverse
The meal was of immense VALUE,
but one look at the DEBIT
card made me feel LOUSY.
My wife, in her generous way, called me an inGRATE!
GRATE my bones and gnash my teeth,
DEBIT my flesh and graze my skin.
LOUSY with pain and an occasional flea,
I VALUE my life still, ‘spite a sword wound from kin.
Grate of Eternity
VALUEs, welter of choices for hearts to hold, some to
DEBIT–interior inclinations needing fine assay,
LOUSY judges we of questions of worth.
GRATE of eternity will admit unsplendid as treasure, catch what was prized as dross.
Roach Motel
DEBIT my account, even though it
GRATEs on my nerves––
LOUSY room only has
VALUE to the mice in the walls.
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