Tim B Poet Couplet

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

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S.Zaynab Kamoonpuri April 16, 2014 at 2:29 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.

Skat A March 5, 2014 at 8:29 PM I love it Tim, I like the second couplet, unique, and clever. SKAT

Anne-Lise Andresen March 1, 2014 at 11:54 AM - Tim, this was enjoyable to read :) - well done!! - oxox // Anne-Lise :)

Eileen Manassian February 28, 2014 at 8:05 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! Eileen Manassian February 28, 2014 at 8:17 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 February 28, 2014 at 8:13 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 February 28, 2014 at 8:00 AM really enjoyed this write - I must get mydictionary out to see what some of the words actually mean :-) Jan x Tim B February 28, 2014 at 8:14 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 February 28, 2014 at 7:54 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!! Tim B February 28, 2014 at 8:14 AM Russell, Thank you, glad you enjoyed it. However, I'm never as clever as I try to endeavor :).