Inhabitants of Aynek are a most unruly bunch,
and savages from Occorom will eat good folks for lunch.
Those heathens from Sarudnoh never did a good day's work,
and people hailing from Airys might just as well be Turks.
For, one and all, they pose a threat to us fine Christian folk,
and if we let them in, they'll likely send the country broke.
The brave forces of Ellivpmurt will see them on the run,
we'll round them up and ship them out before the day is done.
Elohtihs countries cannot win, they do not stand a chance,
against the might of our great technological advance.
"So let them try to overrun us, I don't give a damn,"
says Pmurt, a sentiment that's shared by Nosirrom and Yam.
And if this message, to your mind, makes little sense at all,
remember it's been said that pride will oft precede a fall.
To deconstruct this cryptic verse, no need to call on "Him",
just look inside a diction'ry, and check out "ananym".
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Author Notes
Today's word: ananym (n.) a word formed by reversing the letters of an existing word. Most commonly, fictional proper nouns, like the imaginary Welsh village of Llareggub, a certain well-known celebrity's production company, Harpo, or the real Canadian town of Anadac.
In this piece, the clues are the italicised words.
My much-treasured Christmas present for 2017 is a book by Paul Anthony Jones: "The cabinet of linguistic curiosities". Each page contains a descriptive story about some obscure or archaic word. It occurred to me it would be a fun exercise to try and write, each day, a poem featuring the "word of the day" from the book.
Thanks for reading.
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