Across the sea of words
Bestowing your pleonastic sword
Cutting through ones own demons
Designing thoughtful imaginary treasons
Escaping time formality
Freeing your minds rationality
Growing inner character
Harlequin narrator
Inconsistent artisan
Jacinths beyond the mine among porceline
Kirigami folds of unique trade
Lauwine of emotion invade
Miraculous ideology allocated
Never quite overrated
Open minds put on overdrive
Poetry often collides
Queen of hearts in a kingdom of romance
Raconteur of resistance
Survival of the fittest
Talented interest
Unsatisfied likeness
Vigor of belief
Wanting relief
Xenolith of the brain
Yttrium configuration of pain
Zelkova's bibliotheca incurred.
I see that I've detected
some words that were neglected
By noted “lexicologist” to Suess
I'm sure some how in time
they'll create more words that rhyme
But for now, I'll put the ones, I found to use
For example, there's "Galactic"
and I hate to sound "Didactic"
But, have YOU tried to rhyme this word before ?
So, l'll find a different Tactic
less ridged more Elastic
That I'm sure everyone, will just adore
I've been writing till I'm Spastic
like a nervous Geriatric
But there's only two words, that will do
I'll seek some Chiropractic
And work on my Gymnastic
In time I'm sure I'll feel as good as new
I don't mean to sound Sarcastic
But what kind of word's Bombastic
It's the craziest word I ever heard
Who made up Pleonastic
And thought himself Scholastic
I'm sure he must of been some loony bird
How can I write with Lactic ?
Or practic, prophylactic
To make a poem filled with poise and grace
If IT'S to be climatic and regarded as fantastic
I've got to do what's Drastic,
I rest my case
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