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Dust Off the Dictionary

I am archaic and forgotten these are my  dusty tomes
The perennial deipnosophist verbally alone

With flowing ink my guide, the page my diligent doxy
I capriciously choose my  diction and propose my proxy

A peccant periapt around thy neck, I’ll drag thee
Along the hyperborean, yet sullen, road you see

Hoarfrost coated little old me helpless and miserly
Carry on, my linguistics are aged unfortunately

The bruit is that the caducity of my tenure is
The reason for this rhyme; I digress and must stress that this

This, is but a puzzle, it is but a conundrum.
I'll let you decipher amongst the humdrum

Copyright © Tim B | Year Posted 2014

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S.Zaynab Kamoonpuri Date: 4/16/2014 2:29:00 AM Aye but this humdrum is impressive and i admire the grandiloquence even the archaic flavor of it. The diction usage here does make it all the more captivating to me. Nice to read u again. Login to Reply

Skat A Date: 3/5/2014 8:29:00 PM I love it Tim, I like the second couplet, unique, and clever. SKAT Login to Reply

Anne-Lise Andresen Date: 3/1/2014 11:54:00 AM - Tim, this was enjoyable to read :) - well done!! - oxox // Anne-Lise :) Login to Reply

Eileen Manassian Date: 2/28/2014 8:05:00 AM What an intriguing write...It has left me ebullient! HA HA! Dear dear...and I thought I was good in vocab...well well...there goes that bubble. I love to take vocab tests...Reader's Digest...It Pays to Enrich Your Word Power was always fun. This has put me to SHAME! Here is where you try to work out the contest clues....and then you say...Ok...made your point...GIVE ME THAT DICTIONARY. Thanks for your very kind visit to my work. Much appreciated! Login to Reply Eileen Manassian Date: 2/28/2014 8:17:00 AM I know...I know...and you certainly did a fine job with this write. :) Perhaps I could use this in the classroom one day....thanks. Tim B Date: 2/28/2014 8:13:00 AM Eileen, Thank you for the kind comments. Certainly not meant to shame anyone, only to promote the love of archaic words and those that are less penned :).

Jan Allison Date: 2/28/2014 8:00:00 AM really enjoyed this write - I must get mydictionary out to see what some of the words actually mean :-) Jan x Login to Reply Tim B Date: 2/28/2014 8:14:00 AM Jan, Thank you for the comments, I am glad you enjoyed the read. I will be stopping by your poetry later on, and look forward to it :).

Russell Sivey Date: 2/28/2014 7:54:00 AM Ha ha, this is quite a clever little write my friend! I really enjoyed reading this delightfully tremendous poem here this morning! What a remarkable piece, Great Work!! Login to Reply Tim B Date: 2/28/2014 8:14:00 AM Russell, Thank you, glad you enjoyed it. However, I'm never as clever as I try to endeavor :).