TARGETED PALINDROMES A to D (a showcase for our 'palindrome-pals') [4]

 

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SEP 15 (2024): Progress in Poetry -- HOMOPHONOUS REVELRIES (Timelessly Rhymeless) [7]]

This blogpost will give you more understanding and helpful examples related to a type of creative limerick variation indulged in by the authors. To see the whole spectrum of our efforts, you might want to take the time to review "A Corner of the Poet's World: LIMERICK VARIATIONS".

In some circumstances, identity rhymes, e.g. perverse / reverse, are regarded by critics as "not even rhymes". Our opinion differs. 

CURRENT CONTENTS
Bypassed "glitches"
Corrective
Deserving
Hippo's hip replacement
Identity rhymes
Self-indulgence
Toast to French homophones

Authors' Note: Of course, the concept that bribes would be of benefit to authors submitting to the collaborative website OEDILF (Omnificent English Dictionary In Limerick Format) is patently nonsensical. There are a certain number of identity rhymes that appear in the database of edited verses there. The prosaic explanation, however, is that these bypassed initial "glitches", being rather subtle in comparison with other flaws, are often under-observed and overlooked. You might join us in finding that, in a few circumstances, such glitches add to the charm of the verses!  

Authors' Note: 

syl: jargon used in the doggerel trade; a short form of syllable

Although the adjective deserving has come euphemistically to be applied to the needy, it classically was applied to people or things that were commendable or admirable.

Author's Note: Hip replacement has become a surgical procedure that is frequently performed in humans, and is making inroads into veterinary practice in dogs and cats. Its role in jungle creatures and zoo inhabitants remains to be developed, parenthetically.

Authors' Note: Instead of the usual A1,A2,B1,B2,A3 pattern. the above verse has lines ending in identity rhymes: A1,A1,B1,B1,A1. Some critics would say that such end-of-line parallel words, e.g. perVERSEely / conVERSEly are not rhymes at all. But when bunched up they have a definite musicality, and can be entertainingly sung at open-mike at a bar. 

PARODY-SONGLINK: 

If you approved of the above poems indulging in homophonic rhymes, you might also enjoy a medley of songs about homonyms that can also be found on these pages. Start by clicking HERE. 

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SEP 10 (2024): Second Buzzwords: INSECTS, part #2 [5]

  This post is part of a continuing collection of poems about 'INSECTS', as previously displayed on this blog on September 10, 2023 (buzzword #1). 

previous poetic posts (Note that captions are available for poems displayed on "Daily Illustrated Nonsense" in slide format since January, 2024).

(first buzzwords) (#1) beerbugs, bumblebees, clothes moths, cold adaptation, computer bugs.

CURRENT CONTENTS: (#2 -- September 10, 2024):
Deer- and horse- flies
Entomologists
Fire ants
Gnats
Gnat repellents
(see below for continuation)

Poetry lyrics:/ At the Council of Blood-Sucking Seer-flies,/ There's a motion to
 censure the deer-flies./ The supporters, of course,/ Curry favor of horse-/ Flies;
they're always at odds with their peer-flies. 

Authors' Note: Fact-sheets dealing with related key information have been posted here by etymologists. These include short poems pertaining to insects that eat woollens, scavenge for food, destroy wood structures, prey on human blood and torment domestic pets.

Readers are advised to exercise care in distinguishing entomologists from etymologists.

Authors' Note: The authors note, with regret, and with continuing scratching of their inflamed ankles, the opening of the 'fire ant season'.   

Even in the winter, they can be activated.
Watch out!

Authors' Note:   The term 'gnat' can be used to described a variety of small, swarming flies. Owing to their small size, the sort that bite are often known as 'no see 'ums'. There is a companion piece to this verse 'gnat repellent' that extends the details of this topic.    

Authors' Note:  For several decades, there has been a prevalent belief that a particular bath oil product had the ancillary property of repelling attacks by swarms of gnats. However, objective testing by the American organization Consumers Union has debunked a special role for this product. 

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Sep 5 (2024): MAMMALIAN WILDLIFE (pack #3) [5]

 

    This post is a continuing collection of poems about 'MAMMALIAN WILDLIFE', as posted on this blog on September 5, 2022 (pack #1) and September 5, 2023 (pack #2).

previous poetic posts (Note that captions are available for poems displayed on "Daily Illustrated Nonsense" in slide format since January, 2024).

(pack #1): angwantibos, bats, beaver, buffalo, California sea lions, coyotes. 

(pack #2): cretan goats (kri-kri), gnus, gorillas, hippopotami, hoary marmots. 

CURRENT CONTENTS (pack #3):

Horses

Marine mammals

Mongolian gerbils

Rabbits

Raccoons in the city

(for continuation, see the link below)

Authors' Note: Despite the suggestive name, sea-lions are members neither of the family of felines (domestic cats, lions, tigers, etc.), nor of the cetaceans (dolphins, porpoises and whales), but are carnivorous, blubbery, finned marine mammals (pinnipeds) in the family of eared seals. Therefore they are not covered by the iconic classic palindrome Senile felines; wannabe-phrases such as A ride? Pinniped, Ira! are barely worthy of serious proposal.

The above verse was perpetrated with no purpose other than the promulgation of nonsense.

Authors' Note:

Honest Herb(ie), a westponder, concedes that pronouncing the herbal 'H' in Britain and Australia may be the norm there, but he prefers the more common North American way to say it with the 'H' silent, as in 'hour', and 'honest'.  In fact, language detectives may correctly intuit that Herb is a Canadian, as he spells offence with a 'c', rather than the 's' used by Americans.

The Mongolian gerbil, Meriones unguiculatus, a hardy small herbivorous rodent  has become a popular pet. Originally a resident of Asia transported for use as a research subject, it was introduced from the US to the UK in 1964; its pronunciation preferences currently remain unrecorded.

Authors' Note: For a somewhat different take on concupiscence, check out the illustrated verse 'Horny Rhino' by clicking HERE. 

Authors' Note: In the last century, raccoons have readapted themselves as urban denizens, often relatively unnoticed, but sometimes disturbing their neighbours. And be sure to review our subsequent illustrated poem with respect to their role as nest robbers. 

Requests from many armchair naturalists, and career zoologic scientists have come to fruition; there is now a follow-up post  (part #3), that continues this theme; you can easily access it by clicking HERE! 

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