New Word: Trala Poem by Douglas Scotney

Douglas Scotney

Douglas Scotney

Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. Resides in Adelaide

New Word: Trala



A low-end recycler
could be a tralala;
a classy one, a trala:
from 'tralaticious',
meaning 'used', 'second-hand',
'hand-me-down'.

'Tralala' in France
is 'pomposity', 'fuss' and 'ado'.
'Trala' there,
could be half as much;
'tralalalala',
'pomposity X 2'.

Sunday, February 10, 2019
Topic(s) of this poem: environment,language,old,pretence
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Douglas Scotney

Douglas Scotney

Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. Resides in Adelaide
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