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Visions Absurd of Grandiosity

Overcome by a wave of curiosity
   I decided to try out seriosity
For which I'd no particular precocity
   'Twas an ill-fated breeze of impetuosity

With visions absurd of grandiosity
   I'd portray Julius Caesar with proper pomposity
Though, to be sure, my toga's fit was an atrocity
   Not to mention my Latin dialogue's tortuosity

Yet utterly convinced of my latent geniosity
   I spoke my lines with preternatural verbosity
Hark! Were those boos of unaccustomed ferocity?
   ~ To the nearest Exit, tomato-smeared, at hypervelocity...

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Shirley Hawkins Date: 3/12/2022 12:23:00 AM WOW! fabulosity. Login to Reply Gershon Wolf Date: 3/13/2022 6:26:00 PM Thankosity!

Jeff Kyser Date: 3/9/2022 5:30:00 AM A virtuosity of the word, captivatingly absurd! Login to Reply Gershon Wolf Date: 3/9/2022 8:33:00 PM I'm out of 'osities,' Jeff, so how about a simple 'Thank you' instead. Muchas Graciacity, gw

Geoffrey Brewer Date: 3/8/2022 5:55:00 PM Highly inventive rhyming, Gershon. Let your lachrymosity be salved by bouquets of praise. Login to Reply Gershon Wolf Date: 3/9/2022 8:27:00 PM Thank you for your exceptional generosity over my abysmal lachrymosity. Here's to mutual reciprocity! ~ gw

Evelyn Judy Buehler Date: 3/8/2022 1:48:00 PM At least you had an adventure and a learning experience. Hope there's no lingering animosity. :) Login to Reply Gershon Wolf Date: 3/8/2022 4:27:00 PM Ha, ha, ha! Not hardly. Any animosity would be a catastrophocity.

Terry Flood Date: 3/8/2022 12:46:00 PM Brilliant mono rhyme, Gershon. Love it. Terry Login to Reply

L Milton Hankins Date: 3/8/2022 8:58:00 AM Absolutely delightful, gw. Such creativosity! I didn't know you had it in you! Loved it. Login to Reply

Kim Rodrigues Date: 3/8/2022 8:49:00 AM I love this so much. Your monorhyme impeccable and fun! My eyes turn away from the toga LOL! Crown thee Caesar. ;) Login to Reply

Heidi Sands Date: 3/8/2022 8:22:00 AM Wow. Well done Gershon :) Login to Reply

Kenneth Cheney Date: 3/8/2022 8:03:00 AM No boos here. Only cheers in copiosity. Login to Reply Gershon Wolf Date: 3/8/2022 4:26:00 PM Ha, ha! Thanks, Kenneth. :) Cheer-iosity! --- killed the visiting team.

Mike Gentile Date: 3/8/2022 5:33:00 AM And I read your lines with such velocity that I wasn't sure what they meant other than lots of fun!!! Happy Tuesday GW! Login to Reply Gershon Wolf Date: 3/8/2022 4:25:00 PM I hear the winds have abated a bit, Mike. From hypervelocity down to 'Mach Snail-ocity.' ~ Angela Merkel, who no longer perkels

John Lawless Date: 3/8/2022 4:31:00 AM I've had about all of the "OCITY" I can take for one poem......Neatly done Gershon Login to Reply Gershon Wolf Date: 3/8/2022 4:17:00 PM Nothing like a little jocosity, I always say. Thanks for the John-er-osity in your comment, J.L. ~ !