Awhaped and betrumped
we’re stumped for words;
as war & fury can be waged
in only hundred forty letters
Cause when quacksalver and
coney-catch can match the
facts of science we can just as
well accept: the earth is flat.
The quack by Jan Steen
Paul gives us a great list of words that we need to save from extinction at toads.
Betrump: To deceive, cheat; to elude, slip from
Awhape: To amaze, stupefy with fear, confound utterly
Quacksalver: A person who dishonestly claims knowledge of or skill in medicine, a pedlar of false cures.
Coney-catch: To swindle, cheat, to trick, dup, deceive
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October 19, 2017
Ha ha…love it. Flat Earth indeed.
Very topical.
By the way, it’s turtles, all the way down.
namaste
JzB
Made me laugh! Yes, waging war with 140 characters seems to be the trend.
You made me smile with this wonderful summary of modern politics, Bjorn! Coney-catch is apt – although the Donald is more like a rabbit in the headlights!
This is perfect. The rhymes add to the historic quality of this proclamation.
YUP, luv this
much love…
A wonderful response, Bjorn. The wit is on point and I like the way you rhymed those crazy words internally.
Your poem is a complete reflection of why we must recover all those archaic words. The do a perfect job at describing the current quacksalver pushed madness.
Flat earthers….good grief we’re falling backwards quicker than Trump can fill a swamp.
hilarious (and true)! and felt like there was a rocking beat to it too when I read it.
Perfect, Bjorn!
Excellent – clever and wise. Loved the words … especially betrumped. And the artwork that you chose: Inspired!