Wednesday, 25 December 2024

DEC 25, LINKED SUMMARY (poems, lyrics, wordplay-displays): PALINDROMES ("To and Fro")


 1) Here's a list of links to collections of poems that honour palindromes (bidirectional wordplay), as found in posts on this blog. The shorter 'terse verses' of 1 or 2 stanzas are enumerated; the titles of additional longer poems with 3 stanzas or more ('brief sagas') are noted specifically in this tabulation.

 For the larger collections, grouped in multiple sets, you can follow further links at the bottom of the primary post to proceed from 'part #1' to the next set on that topic.

                                                #2       8
                                                   #3       8
                                                   #4       8
                                                   #5       4 + "Palindrome Workshop"

Life In Palindrome Valley                       9

Panama palindrome spoofs            9

Palinku (pal.-enriched haiku)     2020       6
                                               2021     12
                                               2022      12
                                               2023      11
                                               2024       9
                                     Presidential       9
                    Application in Spelling       7
   
SUMMARY OF POETRY POSTS RELATED TO PALINDROMES: In these 14  collections, we have accumulated more than 110 poems on this topic, of average length 6+ lines each, along with plenty of explanatory notes and illustrative photos. Mulling over this outpouring of six hundred lines of verse might be a good way to fill/empty a dull winter evening. Join the party!  


2) Here's a list of links to song-lyrics based on palindromes found in posts on our companion blog "Daily Illustrated Nonsense".
 In some cases the original tune used for the song-base of the satire might not be obvious to the reader, so we have listed them all below. 

Otto                                     "Bob" (Weird Al Yankovich)
Palindromes of Evil              "Sounds of Silence"
Sin and Redemption                 "He's Got the Whole World In His Hands"
 X66X                                                     "Route 66"                        



3) Here's a list of links to wordplay-displays based on palindromes found in posts in the archives of this blog -- "Edifying Nonsense".
Each of the enumerated posts consist of a collection of slides showing wordplay on a variety of topics; the number of posts and the approximate number of palindromes (pals) is displayed for each topic-based collection.     
(Note that the random palindrome collections were posted on Daily Illustrated Nonsense)

Political Palindromes:  5 posts; 45 pals

Magical Palindromes:   7 posts; 96 pals

Geographic Pals (Americas): 5 posts; 50 pals


Miscellany of Topics ("Meaningful Life", "Culinary", "Canals",etc.)
                                        3 posts; xxxpals

SUBMITTED PALINDROMES
Introduction to Participants    1 post; 58 pals 
Targeted Palindromes             4 posts; 110 pals
Random Submissions             47 posts; 470 pals

SUMMARY OF WORDPLAY POSTS RELATED TO PALINDROMES: In these  collections, we have accumulated 1000 palindromes, including some from the classic "archive", and a good number concocted by your blog-editors and our generous 7 contributors.  ENJOY !!!

Tuesday, 24 December 2024

DEC 24, LINKED SUMMARY (poems and lyrics): POLITICAL PARODY

 

1) Here's a list of links to collections of intriguing poems, usually accompanied by illustrations, on political satire that can be found in posts on this blog. The shorter 'terse verses' of 1 or 2 stanzas are enumerated; the titles of additional longer poems with 3 stanzas or more ('brief sagas') are noted specifically in this tabulation.
 For the larger collections, grouped in multiple sets, you can follow further links at the bottom of the primary post to proceed from 'part #1' to the next set on that topic.

A Term of Endirement #1                    8
                                     #2                    8
                                    #3                    8
                                    #4                    8 + "The Dacha: Mar-a-Lago"
                                    

Prolongation              #1                     8
                                   #2                      8                         
                                   #3                      8  

Cabinet Confirmation                          8

Presidential Palinku                           10

Gun Control                                       7 + "Bipolar Illness"

SUMMARY OF POETRY-POSTS RELATED TO 'AMERICAN SATIRE': In these 10 collections, we have accumulated more than 80 of our poems, of length 3 to 10 lines each. Mulling over this assemblage of 400 lines of verse might be a good way to fill a dull winter evening. Join the party!  


2) Here's a list of links to song-lyrics based on political satire found in posts on our companion blog "Daily Illustrated Nonsense".
 In some cases the original tune used for the song-base of the satire might not be obvious to the reader, so we have listed them all below. 

Ballad of Giuliani               "The Ballad of Davy Crockett"
Brennan's Tweet                "Let It Be"  
Get Me Roger Stone           "Heart of Gold"
Indiana Song                      "Annie's Song"
Jailhouse Now                    "In the Jailhouse Now"
Kooky Presidential Views   "Good King Wenceslas"
Rosenstein                          "Galveston"
Vlad Putin's Blogger           "The Frozen Logger"









Monday, 23 December 2024

DEC 23, LINKED SUMMARY (poems and lyrics): NATURAL WORLD / ENVIRONMENT, ("Mother Nature's Voice")

 HAPPY BIRTHDAY, U.P. !!!

1) Here's a list of links to collections of intriguing poems, usually accompanied by illustrations, on nature and the environment that can be found in posts on this blog. The shorter 'terse verses' of 1 or 2 stanzas are enumerated; the titles of additional longer poems with 3 stanzas or more ('brief sagas') are noted specifically in this tabulation.
 For the larger collections, grouped in multiple sets, you can follow further links at the bottom of the primary post to proceed from 'part #1' to the next set on that topic.

Amphibians                          8

Birdlore       #1                    8
                    #2                     8                         
                    #3                     2 + "Avian Digestion"; "Domestic Turkeys"

The Charleston garden           7

Garden intruders                 8

Geysers                                5

Insects      #1                       8
                  #2                      8 
                  #3                      3 + "Clothes Moths"

Invertebrates                      6

Mammalian wildlife #1        8
                                #2        8
                                 #3        7 + "Aegean Cat"

Planet-saving verse  #1       8
                                   #2       6 + "Walrus and Carpenter"

                                #2         8
                               #3         4

Trees    #1                          8
             #2                           6 + "Palmetto Trees"

Waterfowl     #1                  8
                      #2                   8
                      #3                  8
                       #4                  8
                       #5                  8 + "Cormorant Rookery"; "Life as a Loon" 


SUMMARY OF POETRY-POSTS RELATED TO NATURE/the ENVIRONMENT:
 In these 26 collections, we have accumulated 190 of our poems, of average length 6+ lines each, along with plenty of explanatory notes and illustrative photos; mulling over this assemblage of twelve hundred lines of doggerel might be a good way to fill a dull winter evening. Join the party!  


2) Here's a list of links to  parody song-lyrics about nature and the environment found in posts on our companion blog "Daily Illustrated Nonsense".
 In some cases the original tune used for the song-base of the satire might not be obvious to the reader, so we have listed them all below. 


Carolina Winter Morning           "Carolina in the Morning"
Coach the Nestlings                   "Teach Your Children"  
Dietary Notes                             "Mairzy Doats"
Global Roasting can be set aside      "Chestnuts Roasting ..."
Pen of Rabbits                            "Men of Harlech"
Polyvinyl for Millenia                  "Carolina in the Morning"
Star-Nosed Mole                         "Heart and Soul"
Three Bears in our Hot-Tub        "Three Coins in the Fountain" 
Tiptoe Through Ripe Berries       "Tiptoe through the Tulips"
View of Earth                               "Book of Love"
Yew-phoric                                  "Hot Blooded"
Zombie Cockroach                       "Boney Fingers"





 

Sunday, 22 December 2024

DEC 22, LINKED SUMMARY (poems and lyrics): CANADIAN TOPICS ("Canuck ruckus")

 

1) Here's a list of links to collections of intriguing poems on Canadian-related topics that can be found in posts on this blog. The shorter 'terse verses' of 1 or 2 stanzas are enumerated; the titles of additional longer poems with 3 stanzas or more ('brief sagas') are noted specifically in this tabulation.
 For the larger collections, grouped in multiple sets, you can follow further links at the bottom of the primary post to proceed from 'part #1' to the next set on that topic.


Canadiana   #1                        8
                    #2                         8                         
                    #3                         4 + "Newfoundland Potato Famine"
                                                   + "Chemainus, B.C."


Ontario Nostalgia                                 

Postal places, Canada             7

Stand on Guard                       6

Toronto Oases                         5

SUMMARY OF POETRY POSTS RELATED TO CANADA: In these 8 collections, we have accumulated more than 50 poems on this topic, of average length 6+ lines each, along with plenty of explanatory notes and illustrative photos; mulling over this assemblage of 300 lines of verse might be a good way to fill a dull winter evening. Join the party!  


2) Here's a list of links to parody song-lyrics about Canada found in posts on our companion blog "Daily Illustrated Nonsense".
 In some cases the original tune used for the song-base of the satire might not be obvious to the reader, so we have listed them all below. 

An Alien Heading South                     "Englishman in New York"
       (a pair-ody)                                            + "Mr. Spaceman"
Big Rob Rehab Clinic                          "Big Rock Candy Mountain" 
Canada Day 2017 (sesquicentennial)      "The Limerick Song"
Canoeing Lesson (canoe, x5)                 "I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do"
Flight of the Loonie                               "O Canada"
FOP-Shop Wine                                     "Red Red Wine"
In Days of York (school reunion)           "The Maple Leaf Forever"
Lost Country                                         "Lost River"
Nifty Ways to Leave Your Mukluks      "Fifty Ways to Leave Your Lover"  
Off-Patent Drug #19                           "Love Potion Number Nine"
Prattle of New Orleans                       "The Battle of New Orleans"
Something to Groan About                  "Something to Sing About"
Suburbs' Guy                                        "Jambalaya"
The Maple Leaf Ad Infinitum               "The Maple Leaf Forever"     
Thunder Bay                                         "Istanbul (not Constanstinople)"
Trailerparky                                         "Greensleeves" 
TTC Voices                                           "New River Train"
Vancouver's Isle                                 "Black Velvet Band"             
Verse!                                                   "Up!" (Shania Twain) 




Saturday, 21 December 2024

DEC 21, LINKED SUMMARY (poems and parody-lyrics): MEDICAL and HEALTH ISSUES, ("Professionally Profound")


1) Here's a list of links to collections of intriguing poems on medical/dental topics that can be found in posts on this blog. The shorter 'terse verses' of 1 or 2 stanzas are enumerated; the titles of additional longer poems with 3 stanzas or more ('brief sagas') are noted specifically in this tabulation.
 For the larger collections, grouped in multiple sets, you can follow further links at the bottom of the primary post to proceed from 'part #1' to the next set on that topic.
  
Bottom Line of Medical Humour     8 + "Word on GERD"

Basic Medical Science                           9 + "Hemianopsia", "Radiation Exposure"  

                                                     #2     4

Clot, or Not to Clot                                5

Dental Feelings                                    10 + "Fluoridation"

Diagnostic Imaging                               7

Doctors and their Practices #1            8
                                             #2             7


Funny Bones    #1                                 8
                         #2                                 9

Handbook: Medical Testing Statistics  6 + "A Gram of Prevention"

Micro-nutrients                                     4 + "Beri-beri (B1 deficiency)"

Oncology Verses                                   8

Organic Brain Poetry                           8 + "Metabolic Delirium"

Pandemic Poetry   #1                           8      
                              #2                           6 + "Squid in the Time of COVID"

Parasites                                               7

Patients and their Maladies  #1          8
                                               #2          8
                                               #3          8
                                               #4          2

Pill-Popping Poetry                              5 + "Drug Development" 

Poetry of Healthcare                            4

The Scopes of Modern Medicine          6

Sleek Greek Prefixes  #1                     8
                                    #2                      4

STD Poetry                                            7

Toxic Vignettes                                     7 + "Methylated Spirits", "Workplace Pollution"

SUMMARY OF MEDICAL/DENTAL POETRY POSTS: In these 28 collections, we have accumulated over 200 of our poems, of average length 6+ lines each, along with plenty of explanatory notes and illustrative photos; mulling over this outpouring of 1,300 lines of doggerel-verse might be a good way to fill dull winter evenings. Join the party!  


2) Here's a list of links to parody song-lyrics on medical/dental topics  found in posts on our companion blog "Daily Illustrated Nonsense".
 In some cases the original tune used for the song-base of the satire might not be obvious to the reader, so we have listed them all below. 

Adenoma, a pair-ody                      "Mona Lisa" + "Buona Sera"
Avitaminoses                                "The Twelve Days of Christmas"
Flaking Out is What They Do        "Breaking up is Hard to Do"
Mel and His Hernia                        "Me and My Shadow"
Mergerwocky                                 "House of the Rising Sun"
Prostate Cancer                             "Love and Marriage"
Reflux Romp                                  "Java Jive"
R-I-C-E                                           "Y-M-C-A"
The Uniqueness of Nuclear           "The Elements" 
Under My Own Steam #1/#2       "I've Been Everywhere"
Where Has Neurosyphylis Gone?        "Where Have All the Flowers Gone?"