ARTFUL DODGES

In days of old
Those poets bold
Would peek at
A thesaurus

When slyly shamed
Sadly exclaimed
They did it so the words
Won’t bore us

And yet it seems
The best of schemes
Is viewed by some
As witchery

Yet those who do
Are tired too
Of listening to 
Such .itchery
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December 29, 2025 at 8:04 PM
'Itchery' -- one of those words in the thesaurus , although no one knows what it really means... -
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