Best Tchotchkes Poems

A news reporter used the word,
And ended it with “keys,”
But I have always said it
With a schwa sound, if you please.

 Derived from Yiddish, tchotchkes are
Small knickknacks you can buy,
Like trinkets bought as souvenirs.
(You’ll later wonder why.)

Some homes are filled, on shelves and sills
With tchotchkes...

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