There is a name for every state
In which things like to congregate
A flight of stairs - a swarm of ants
A batch fo bread - a pair of pants!
A gaggle of geese - a flock of sheep
A bed of babies fast asleep!
A gross of Germans - a peck of French
A pint of Irish - diggin' a trench
A flight of Arabs - a skirl of Scots
A bunch of English forget-me-nots.
An explosion fo Macho Italian Men
But with their Mammas - Bambini again!
A shoal of herring - a brood of eels
A clutch of oysters - a herd of seals
A brood fo pheasants - a pack of grouse
A host of sparrows - garden and house.
A herd of camels - a sloth of bears
A troop of monkeys - a trip of hares.
A school of whales - a shoal of bass
A hover of trout - a clutch of wrasse
A muster of peacocks - a flight of doves
A charm of goldfinch - which everyone loves.
A pride of lions - a herd of cows
a kindle of kittens with lots of meows!
Apeal of bells and a clump of trees
a web of spiders - an itch of fleas
A posse of police chase a gang of thieves
A crackle of twigs and a rustle of leaves.
Animpatience of wives and a NO NO of nannies
A persistence of parents - an indulgence of grannies.
A host of Angels - an emotion of harps
A choir of singers in flats and sharps.
An aroma of bakers - a barrel of brewers
A tower of teachers - a good cause of doers.
A bench of Bishops - a troupe of dancers
A prudence of Vicars - a myth of romancers.
We can make up 'collectives' for people we hate
A rip-off of bankers and agents - estate
A riff-raff of knaves - a rascal of boys
a drilling of dentists - a death of kill-joys.
A wobble of cyclists - a goggle of tourists
An indifference of waiters - a narrow of purists!
Tere's always a word for a gang or a group
A huddle a haggle a pummel a troop
A crassness of those who ae on theX-Factor
a scourge of bacteria - campylobacter.
A chuckle of clowns - a giggle of girls
A dangle of diamonds - a cluster of pearls.
So just think of a group of people of things
A gayness of Queens or an excess of Kings!
Everything - everywhere - anyhow - anytime
They have all been named in a song or a rhyme!
John Knight who lives with a 'Castle of Knights' in a Castle.
(John Knight - Colchester - December 2009)
John this is a masterpiece of thought and ingenuity - - it must stay with me in my favourites as it deserves reading over and over - - many thanks for your effort John - - -and far more than ten for this - - from Fay...
A castle of Knights! Perfect ending Sir Knight. Amazing correspondences here for all.
Mr.Knight, Is wonderful and melodious.. fine anamnesis - from passion of poets... 10x10.. Best wishes, Tsira
Wonderful tribute acknowledging poetry and the magic of rhyme. There is intense thought throughout this whole piece. An enjoyable combination of well thought out words. Debbie
Yes rolling stone has gathered ‘Moss’ [antithesis to common belief] Poetic imaginations [stones] traveled every where and ‘Mosses’ [imaginable] have been nicely addressed … Indeed a joyjourney to world and viewing thro’ Poetic Designer Eyewear… And ten+++ Ms. Nivedita UK
Hi John, this is a great, truly great poem, the passion of poets had been written very well, I love it, I haven't ever read the poem this great.
Well put together! I can appreciate the effort that's gone into this one - it is very similar to my poem; Literary Menagerie. S :)
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
very nicely put together, it's a very cleaver play of words! ! (10)