An Unenlightened Mightn't Poem by Douglas Scotney
An Unenlightened Mightn't
If you enter a butcher's shop
and say,
'I want the freshest slaughter you got, '
an enlightened usually-he might see
that you're a w-s and a p, *
and rhyme,
'The lamb's still hot.'
Tuesday, February 6, 2018
Topic(s) of this poem: language,poetry,rhyme
POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
w-s and a p = word-smith and a poet
slaughter - from the Old Norse word meaning 'butcher's meat'
a butcher is usually a he
slaughter - from the Old Norse word meaning 'butcher's meat'
a butcher is usually a he
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