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A deep and meaningful four line poem
A Potpourri of Poetic Curiosities
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The Hustler
by CD Richards
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Of leggism, I've been accused
by those with jealous faces;
but I showed them, I scooped the pool,
thanks to this hand -- five aces!
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Author Notes
Today's word: leggism (n.) swindling; cheating at games or gambling.
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.
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