DEC 10, progress in poetry, TERMINAL EXCLAMATIONS: group #2

 

These blogposts will give you more understanding and some helpful examples related to a type of  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".

prior posted poems (group #1)

ANYTHING BUT!

CAN'T COMPLAIN!

DON'T TOUCH!

EGAD!

HOLY MOLY!

I'M SOLD!

KA-POW!
KERPLUNK!

CURRENT CONTENTS

NO WAY!

OUT OF SIGHT!

OY, GEVALT!

YIKES!

YIPPEE!

Authors' Note: The expletive "out of sight" seems to be disordinately used by the younger generation (even when the target of wonderment is well within view).

 trombenyk: Yiddish for a ne'er-do-well, often a braggart

oy, gevalt (oy-guh-VAHLT): phrase borrowed from Yiddish; an exclamation expressing shock, surprise or disapproval

Authors' Note: Yikes and its variant yoicks, are interjections expressing shock or alarm.

Authors' Note:  As shown by verses collected at OEDILF, the slang term chippy has a spectrum of slang meanings including 'prostitute/loose woman', 'argumentative' and 'fish-and-chips eatery'. Where we live, the first two uses are in effect. In the US, postal zip-codes roughly identify the location of one's residence.

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