Nevadda Nevarda Poem by Douglas Scotney

Douglas Scotney

Douglas Scotney

Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. Resides in Adelaide

Nevadda Nevarda

Rating: 5.0


'It ain't natural
for Smith College grad.
and Maryland's first President,
Selina Meyer,
in Veep V ii,
to say Nevadda instead of Nevarda.
Same as it ain't
for a South Australian in Queensland
to say cassle not carsle;
let alone advants not advarnts.
Yet a S.Aussie says pants not parnts
and hassle not harsle.'

'So, dude,
if a Banana-bender says pants and advants
and hassle and cassle;
and a Saussie says pants and advarnts
and hassle and carsle;
is there arnyone out there
saying advarnts and parnts
and carsle and harsle? '

Nevadda Nevarda
Wednesday, October 9, 2019
Topic(s) of this poem: language
POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
'Castle' and 'advance' are the correct spellings of two of the words in question.
Queenslander = Banana-bender.
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Sankhajit Bhattacharjee 09 October 2019

A refined thinking. Good poem indeed. 10+

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Douglas Scotney

Douglas Scotney

Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. Resides in Adelaide
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