Small Mercies Poem by Douglas Scotney
Small Mercies
Rating: ★5.0
In some places they say boak for 'vomit'
and spell it boke and bolk as well.
Thankfully a yolk ain't a yoke and a yoak
and baroque ain't barolk -
let alone baroak and baroke.
Thankfully a frog ain't a crolker,
the pudding ain't tapiolka
and 'so-so' ain't mediolkre.
Thankfully,
the black fizzy drink ain't Colk.
Wednesday, May 4, 2022
Topic(s) of this poem: language,spelling,thankfulness
POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
5.5.22. 'boak' is used in Scotland. I owe the knowledge to Douglas Stewart. It's in his novel 'Shuggie Bain'.
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4/26/2024 7:41:39 PM # 1.0.0.1119
Nice One!