I have a friend who curses on demand,
but I've decided I must take a stand.
Though I can take a hit,
I'm not a "shining wit";
his spurcity is getting out of hand!
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Author Notes
Today's word: spurcity (n.) obscenity, uncleanness.
One of the phrases in the above might be a spoonerism - i.e. two words (with a possible conjunction between), with the consonant sound at the beginning of each being exchanged. For example, "palt and sepper" or "doble need".
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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