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.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2016



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Date: 3/1/2016 4:51:00 AM
Witty.....delightful.......pleasure... has a Je Ne Sais Quoi.....Un poema bello.
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Timothy Hicks
Date: 3/5/2016 2:45:00 AM
Merci, Probir San :)
Date: 2/24/2016 11:11:00 PM
oh this is just coool hahaha...7 without a doubt :)
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Timothy Hicks
Date: 2/25/2016 9:10:00 PM
Thanks for the 7, my friend. It's fun to have a little nonsense now and then!
Date: 2/16/2016 9:15:00 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.
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Timothy Hicks
Date: 2/17/2016 1:54:00 AM
Too kind, Funom. Appreciate your visit!
Date: 2/12/2016 10:45:00 PM
Clever, delightfully refreshing and a good example of your obvious talents. A7
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Timothy Hicks
Date: 2/13/2016 11:53:00 AM
Appreciate the compliments, and the 7, Robert! Glad you enjoyed!
Date: 2/12/2016 4:17:00 PM
LOL great write, I love using multiple lanquage phrases in poems! :)
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Timothy Hicks
Date: 2/13/2016 11:52:00 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...
Date: 2/12/2016 2:05:00 PM
His is fun Tim!
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Timothy Hicks
Date: 2/13/2016 11:51:00 AM
Indeed. He's quite the funny old guy, if you ask me.
Date: 2/12/2016 12:10:00 AM
We need light poetry moments like this......that cunning, multicultural linguist, Cornelius....lol
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Timothy Hicks
Date: 2/12/2016 12:47:00 PM
A walk on the light side is nice at times!
Date: 2/11/2016 8:19:00 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
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Timothy Hicks
Date: 2/12/2016 12:45:00 PM
Happy to pass the chuckles down your way. But you're no Cornelius , but a poetess! Keep on doing what you do :)
Date: 2/11/2016 3:48:00 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
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Timothy Hicks
Date: 2/12/2016 12:40:00 PM
He is quite the hoot. Glad you got a kick out of my almost (but not quite) limerick :)
Date: 2/11/2016 3:35:00 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
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Timothy Hicks
Date: 2/12/2016 12:39:00 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!
Date: 2/11/2016 2:05:00 PM
Very clever poem Timothy it has a limerick feel to it - I adore the humour of Maurice:-) hugs jan xx
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Timothy Hicks
Date: 2/12/2016 12:37:00 PM
It does have a limerick-ness about it, now that you mention it! Thanks for the visit Jan!
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