Interest Poem by Douglas Scotney

Douglas Scotney

Douglas Scotney

Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. Resides in Adelaide

Interest



From O.N. skuggi, a shadow,
comes skug, scug,
scoug, scoog and scog -
a shadow and a shelter,
and also, to shelter.

A squirrel, in places,
is a skug;
therefore a skuggi.

I'm interested -
my name is Doug.

A squirrel, a shadow and a shelter
a skuggi can be.
Can a Dougie be just me?

Interest
Saturday, June 15, 2019
Topic(s) of this poem: language,self,shadow,shelter
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O.N. Old Norse.
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Douglas Scotney

Douglas Scotney

Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. Resides in Adelaide
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