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Douglas Scotney

Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. Resides in Adelaide

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Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. Resides in Adelaide

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'Corn' means enough
for one more meaning
not to stir the pot.

It's maize, hard skin and kitsch;
horn, cuckold and hat;
it's the corner crease of a page.

One more: a 'corn' is a word
with more meanings than one;
a 'realcorn' is a 'corn' with a lot.

Douglas Scotney

Sunday, April 1, 2018

Topic(s) of this poem: confusion,language

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some of those meanings come from the French

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Kumarmani Mahakul 01 April 2018

'Corn' with a lot means more and brings confusion as many know corn as maize. This is an amazing poem on language...10

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