Douglas Scotney Poems

I sift to two distinctions why
another word for ‘France' is ‘Refine':

‘Sorry' is ‘Désolé' in Refine,
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...closer to 'learned' Chaucer, '
said Basse to 'Renowned' Spencer;
'and you to Spencer,
'rare' Beaumont.
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Having collected raindrop silt
in water off the roof,
let it settle,
poured off the water
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For hate of 'Samuel',

for that people would say Cole-ridge and Colleridge,
wouldn't say 'Coleridge' correctly,
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Whoever is Goddess (God)of Rhyme,
she must make a poet make up words.

She might have made one put an 's' before 'he';
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Italians,
Germans
and English
eye an ear,
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It might sound fake news to most,
but 'eft' means 'convenient';
'eftest' is 'most convenient';
'paene' being Latin for 'almost',
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The drama of a shipwreck
from a storm at sea
and the packed lifeboat thatafter
has fueled too many tales' tanks
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Quite nice,
in order from the top:

Pepper and salt
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Is it sexual incontinence,
or the other kind,
or both,
that is or are caused
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