Thursday, November 23, 2006

A poem about a word....

Well I had a go at a poem, my first proper poem in a long time. It's hardly very serious or literary, but it was fun to write and, I hope, fun to read too. It's about the word 'comestible':

I would like to introduce you to a word,
It’s quite likely you have never heard.
You’ll know many words, silly and sensible,
But how about the word comestible?

It is sometimes an adjective, other times a noun
But it is hardly a word of great renown.
As an adjective it describes something edible
But as a noun, it is something that is eatable.

As a small child it fooled my teacher,
Ha ha I thought, that’ll teach her
When my creative story she had heard
And said “comestible, that is not a word!”

So if you are ever deserted by your muse,
In search of a delicious culinary word to use,
Why not try comestible if you’re in the mood
For tasty, nourishing, yummy food.


I put the story on writing.com yesterday and so so far I've had several comments, all positive. One person however said it was 'extremely cute'. Not sure how to take that, but will take it as a compliment!

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