Timothy Hicks Poet Light Verse

Cornelius Writes a Poem

Cornelius was a linguist, not a poet -
though his ego was much too large to know it.
After penning a traditional Japanese tanka,
regarding the policies of la casa blanca,
he realized his multicultural poetry - though raw
in meter and message - lacked a certain je ne sais quoi.



Inspired by the writings of our own Maurice Rigoler

*la casa blanca = the white house
*je ne sais quoi = a quality that cannot be named easily.

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Probir Gupta March 1, 2016 at 4:51 AM Witty.....delightful.......pleasure... has a Je Ne Sais Quoi.....Un poema bello. Timothy Hicks March 5, 2016 at 2:45 AM Merci, Probir San :)

Sarah Jabri February 24, 2016 at 11:11 PM oh this is just coool hahaha...7 without a doubt :) Timothy Hicks February 25, 2016 at 9:10 PM Thanks for the 7, my friend. It's fun to have a little nonsense now and then!

Funom Makama February 16, 2016 at 9:15 AM great quality with wonderful fitting of words and lines. The grace from this page is worth more than a 7. Visiting your pages always come with meeting my expectations and with this I say "Keep on writing please".. So so incredible. Timothy Hicks February 17, 2016 at 1:54 AM Too kind, Funom. Appreciate your visit!

Robert Lindley February 12, 2016 at 10:45 PM Clever, delightfully refreshing and a good example of your obvious talents. A7 Timothy Hicks February 13, 2016 at 11:53 AM Appreciate the compliments, and the 7, Robert! Glad you enjoyed!

Arthur Vaso February 12, 2016 at 4:17 PM LOL great write, I love using multiple lanquage phrases in poems! :) Timothy Hicks February 13, 2016 at 11:52 AM Thanks Arthur. This was very fun to write, and it gave me an excuse to say such things as "je ne sais quoi"...! When would I ever use that in real life?? Hahaha...

Richard Lamoureux February 12, 2016 at 2:05 PM His is fun Tim! Timothy Hicks February 13, 2016 at 11:51 AM Indeed. He's quite the funny old guy, if you ask me.

Suzanne Delaney February 12, 2016 at 12:10 AM We need light poetry moments like this......that cunning, multicultural linguist, Cornelius....lol Timothy Hicks February 12, 2016 at 12:47 PM A walk on the light side is nice at times!

Poet Destroyer A February 11, 2016 at 8:19 PM Well Timothy, LOL, I feel like A Cornelius sometimes. My poems, have no meaning, can't even explain them at times. Anyways, I enjoy where the inspiration came from. I can't deny the flow and concept of your poem made me chuckle. Thanks for the good read. LINDA Timothy Hicks February 12, 2016 at 12:45 PM Happy to pass the chuckles down your way. But you're no Cornelius , but a poetess! Keep on doing what you do :)

Paul Callus February 11, 2016 at 3:48 PM This, Timothy, has the making of a Limerick, but of course, it isn't. Clever and witty all in one (traits that are commonly seen in Maurice's writings!) ~ // paul Timothy Hicks February 12, 2016 at 12:40 PM He is quite the hoot. Glad you got a kick out of my almost (but not quite) limerick :)

Maurice Rigoler February 11, 2016 at 3:35 PM Hahaha! Excellent. Sounds like I might have written this. For you information, the "quois" does not have an "s" at the end. And, yes, I have written tankas. / M Timothy Hicks February 12, 2016 at 12:39 PM Thanks for the correction. I'm happy that you enjoyed, and felt that it was reminiscent of your style ... that's what I was going for!

Jan Allison February 11, 2016 at 2:05 PM Very clever poem Timothy it has a limerick feel to it - I adore the humour of Maurice:-) hugs jan xx Timothy Hicks February 12, 2016 at 12:37 PM It does have a limerick-ness about it, now that you mention it! Thanks for the visit Jan!