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Jun 07, 2018
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To The Chagrin Of A Dare-Devil Grammarian
a lengthy poem I wrote
depthy in meaning
and breadthy in scope
yet ranked heighthiest
on a list
of lite-weighty tripe and
curtly dismissed
damn prissy grammar police!
About This Poem
Review Request Intensity: I want the raw truth, feel free to knock me on my back
Editing Stage: Editing - polished draft
Comments
scribbler
7 years 1 month ago
LMAO
This is funny but only on the surface. Worth reading just to see "depth. breadth and weightiest" which would likely be jailed by the grammar police.........stan
brittle light
7 years 1 month ago
yup!
yup!
if length can be lenghty, why can't depth be depthy, or breadth be breadthy etc.
oh well....to fight the power, or not? that is my question
thanks
IRiz
7 years ago
Yes, a flighty write!
Yes, a flighty write!
brittle light
7 years ago
"flighty"
"flighty"
are you doing a play on words?
or
are you using the literal definition: flaky, empty headed, unstable
either, I would accept
IRiz
7 years ago
I didn't even know the
I didn't even know the meaning existed. Just wanted to join the game making up words.
The word turned out to be taken:(
raj
7 years ago
Al
i would say thus
when on a long drive one needs to bend the rules to make sure you have enough fuel to reach the destination [poetic essence]
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brittle light
7 years ago
OK
OK