Caren Krutsinger Poet Free verse

Flibbergibbet, Fopdoodle, Muckspout

She was a flibbertigibbet from the get-go,
Probably from the day they brought her home from the hospital.   I think this
was intentional, no foozle on the faerie's parts as they have a keen sense of humor.
A fopdoodle, some said.
A muckspout,  said another.
I am not the kind to know new words right away, so I looked them up.
No one in their right mind could have labeled her a fopdoodle, because
She had a sound philosophy, and a smart-thinking head on her shoulder.
“She is a raggbrush,” someone whispered into my left ear, as I was looking up
The word  ‘muckspout’.
“Hold on!” I hissed back. “I cannot look up everything!”
The definition of raggbrush seems to me to not make any sense at all, as the
Dictionary says a raggbrush is a person who is highly disorganized and grumpy.
The only people I know who are grumpy are highly organized, and it is my
keen observation and assertion that the reason for their grouchiness is because they are highly organized.
If I had clean houses, and freshly-sorted drawers, I would be grizzly-grumpy as I despise taking time doing something that perpetually and forever needs re-doing.
I hate to be a cacatuego, but I have to admit I no longer remember what a muckspout is and I looked it up two different times.
The trouble is, I forgot to write it down.
If you discover a really interesting word
For she who forgets to make a note,
Please email me.  My email address is: MumbleCrustFopDoodleFlibbergibbetFoozleBerry@gmail.

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M. L. Kiser October 11, 2018 at 7:57 AM Geez, I'm impressed...I don't think I could've spelled, "flibbertigibbet" without a dictionary; or did you have to look it up? Somehow it's a scary word. "the reason for their grouchiness is because they are highly organized." I have to agree; how can anyone relax with all of that organization? "MumbleCrustFopDoodleFlibbergibbetFoozleBerry@gmail". Maybe it would be easier if you looked it up, instead. This was fantastic! Caren Krutsinger October 11, 2018 at 9:29 AM It was a bit of a challenge as I thought "who would READ this garbly-gook?" Now I know, and I am not disappointed. I know who my three biggest fans are.

Rhona Mcferran October 10, 2018 at 2:14 PM Bwahahaha! I can tell you're having fun with your new words! ;D (I had to look up "cacatuego"...) Love the part about organized people being grumpy- funny!! Caren Krutsinger October 10, 2018 at 3:07 PM The three grumpiest people I have ever met were so organized, they could find a Dec 18th, 1978 Crisco coupon for twenty-two cents in under a minute and a half. I am not sure they had any friends, too busy sorting, organizing, and cleaning.