Not Half Poem by Douglas Scotney
Not Half
Before Spenser,
'feared' was also 'adreaded'.
For rhetoric and rhyme
(and concision) ,
after him it was also 'adrad'.
'In times of yore goblins were adrad, '
to Spenser, would sound not half bad.
Friday, February 15, 2019
Topic(s) of this poem: economy,language,rhyme
POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
spenser: died 1599 aged about 50
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5/10/2024 3:32:07 PM # 1.0.0.1119
'Not half bad' is an expression that I like. It makes an understatement about something you like. A poem which probes the depths of language, linguistics.