CHOCK full of nonsensical aphorisms, adages, and
MAXIMs, Terry drove people crazy with
LOOPY wisdom like “The early bird catches the football” and
“ERODE to nowhere is better than erode to Baltimore.”
Monster Truck
CHOCK the wheels: you remember what happened the last time
hE RODE the monster truck: he went for
MAXIMum speed on that last jump, and the rims have been
LOOPY ever since…
2023-03-13 words
CHOCK, MAXIM, LOOPY, ERODE
Mangling the languages
You’re a big BOULE, you’re a SHOWY show-off.
I don’t like the TENOR of your manner, and I’d
never ELOPE with you, not even if you shunned your
SHOWY show-offness. Be gentle, you big BOULE.
The bread was good
“ELOPEment might be worth a try,” he said, the
TENOR of his voice seeming hollow-
SHOWY. Rather than scream, she played the fool, and chomped down hard on her sourdough
BOULE.
Elopement
TENOR of the story: first taste of a sourdough
BOULE, ordered in a bakery, was divine.
ELOPE? Yes, the bread decided it–for life holds unexpected treasures!
SHOWY? Yes. Yet, she has not regretted it.
Renew Your Resolve
BEVEL all your rough edges;
RENEW your resolve;
SONAR can detect the depths of denial
and the pact with the Devil that led to
EXILE.
2023-03-12 words
TENOR, BOULE, ELOPE, SHOWY
To Walk Again Beneath the Sun
BEVELs glint from shuddering screens as charges blast,
SONAR pings and pulses from ships above.
EXILEs enclosed in capsule hold and breathe,
RENEW their prayer to walk again beneath the sun.
2023-03-11 words
BEVEL, SONAR, EXILE, RENEW