Expansion Poem by Douglas Scotney
Expansion
The need for a rhyme
for 'If you don't beat it out,
the sand that gets in
makes a carpet stiffen',
turns here (first time?)
'a caliph' to 'a caliphen'.
Rhyme-need too
might make 'aboot' of 'about';
as it might
have created
from 'ma-ha-wat'
'mahout'.
Saturday, April 20, 2019
Topic(s) of this poem: growth,language
POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
pronounce the 'a' short in 'caliph' and 'caliphen'.
a mahout is a keeper and driver of an elephant.
Mahawat is the Hindi.
a mahout is a keeper and driver of an elephant.
Mahawat is the Hindi.
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This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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5/18/2024 9:42:23 PM # 1.0.0.1119
interesting creativity