MAY 18, appended adventures of Leslie Moore: categorically

a) Reprise of material posted on May 18 in previous years ...

2020: mammalian wildlife, raccoons in the swamp (illustrated poem)
2021: defining opinion, hormone (poem) 
2022: insects, gnats (poem)
2023: word-pairs, rhyming binomials I-L (wordplay lexicon)

b) Today's Offering (May 18, 2024): 

poetry lyrics:/ Leslie Moore's cousin Vic wrote some verse./ The result? Unequivocally
 worse/ Versus hers, categorically/ (Metered dysphorically),/ "What I need is
 to practice (rehearse)."

Authors' Note:  Until this minute, Giorgio had apparently not even heard of Leslie's cousin Vic.

MAY 17, palinku (poetic novelty): denial #3

a) Reprise of material posted on May 17 in previous years ...

2020: nuclear cardiology, published haiku verses (journal publication)
2021: palinku, hats (poetic novelty) 
2022: palinku, Dennis's ongoing sin (poetic novelty)
2023: palinku, denial 3 (poetic novelty)

Tb) Today's Offering (May 17, 2024): 

  In this post, we continue with our novel form of poetic wordplay. 

  Inspired by Japanese haiku poetry, the "palinku" is a terse verse with a total of 17 syllables displayed on three lines. Unlike its earlier English-language forerunners, this concoction does not mandate the precise distribution of the syllables among the three lines, but does stipulate that each word in the poem be included in a palindromic phrase or sentence  (i.e. one that can be read either forwards or backwards). 

  To help the reader discern the origin of the lyrics, each palindrome, generally occupying one of the three lines of the poem, has been color-coded. Readers will note that we have been publishing verses of this type on the 17th of each month.

 You can readily view all our verses of this type if you proceed with a single click to our more encyclopedic blog "Edifying Nonsense". Click HERE. 

MAY 16, defining opinion: hod

a) Reprise of material posted on May 16 in previous years ...

2020: trees, silver maples (illustrated poem)
2021: dental feelings, root canals (illustrated poem) 
2022: saving the planet, species loss (poem)
2023: word-pairs, rhyming binomials H (wordplay lexicon)

b) Today's Offering (May 16, 2024): 

poetry lyrics:/ Claude, the concrete-tycoon, thought it odd:/ Christmas gift of a monogrammed hod./ In a laughable gaffe/ His cement-mixing staff/ Reinforced, It's a trough on a rod."

Authors' Note: The hod, a manual device used primarily for carrying bricks or mortar, is discussed HERE. 

MAY 15, exemplification: fauna

a) Reprise of material posted on May 15 in previous years ...

2020: post-pandemic, quiet day in the lowcountry (photo-collage)
2021: bi-lyrical limerick, Syrian refugees in Canada (illustrated poem) 
2022: gun-control, massacre at Mother Emanuel (illustrated poem)
2023: condo reno, fifth week pics (photo-collage)

b) Today's Offering (May 15, 2024):

poetry lyrics:/ In this summary para I wanna/ List endless examples of 'fauna':/
 Like antelope, elephant/ (Camels are relevant)/ Elk, turtle, emu, iguana./
 Also dung-beetle, shrike, ant, piranha.    

 To review our whole collection of "exemplary exemplifications", click HERE. 

MAY 14, Canadiana: dual citizenship

a) Reprise of material posted on May 14 in previous years ...

2020: American satire, "It is what it is" (poem)
2021: Panama palindrome, a cat, a hat (illustrated poem) 
2022: waterfowl, Swan Lake S.C. (live-photo collage)
2023: reminiscences, Mother's Day (photo-collage)

 

b) Today's Offering (May 14, 2024): 

poetry lyrics:/ In my family each member's a "dual"/ Except me;
 fate inspiring pursual/ Of a brave leader who'll/ Refuel US renewal/
 And reverse proposed policies cruel (Such as citizen birthright renewal)! 

Authors' Note: In the US recently, there has been a concerted effort to pin many of society's putative ills on immigrants. In Canada, on the other hand, the significant portion of citizens who hold two passports is honoured. Commonly, through training programs and other personal initiatives (e.g., marriage), the US is the second country involved.

As a feature left over from earlier times, when there were fewer global immigrants, the expression dual citizen, or even more curtly dual, is assumed by Canadians to imply, failing further specification, a person who holds citizenship in both the US and Canada.

The verb subdue, and its derivatives seem to derive from a different linguistic root.

Collected poems in the series "Stand on Guard" can be viewed HERE.

MAY 13, exotic destination: Haifa, Israel (Holyland)

 

a) Reprise of material posted on May 13 in previous years ...

2020: waterfowl, mute swans (illustrated poem)
2021: Greek prefixes, eu- (poem) 

2022: funny bones, contortionists (illustrated poem)

2023: duplication, dilly-dally (poem)

a London hotel

b) Today's Offering (May 13, 2024): 

Authors' Note: Baha'i, sometimes known as "the youngest of the world's main religions", promotes universal brotherhood and spiritual unity. Members of the faith, like my dental hygienist, make pilgrimages to northern Israel, where there is a complex of sites including the Baha'i Gardens in Haifa, and temples in which the sect's Prophet-Herald, the Bab, and its Prophet-Founder, Baha'i-u'llah, are interred.

Other verses about "Exotic Travel Destinations" can be found on our blog "Edifying Nonsense". Click HERE.

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MAY 12, folio-entry, couples: pigs

a) Reprise of material posted on May 12 in previous years ...

2020: patients and maladies, flu-like illness (poem)
2021: portraits of couples, housefinches (photo folio)
2022: portrait of couples, basset  hounds (photo folio)

2023: portraits of couples, bros (photo folio)

b) Today's Offering (May 12, 2024): 

You can view all of our folio-photos from the collection of 'Couples' portraits in a wider context on our full-service blog "Edifying Nonsense". Click HERE.

MAY 11, ambulatory verse: slink

a) Reprise of material posted on May 11 in previous years ...

2020: non-sequitur, gifted children (poem)
2021: literature survey course, Hamlet's fardels (poem) 
2022: variant limerick, expat on Nantucket, (poem)
2023: excursion, farewell SC wildlife (photo-collage)

Tb) Today's Offering (May 11, 2024):  

poetry lyrics: / Ambulation? The gist of the slink:/ Furtive moves through dim
  corners, I think,/ Aiding covert aims stealthy,/ Shame-or blameful, unhealthy
 (Drunken uncles, like Milty, Of this ploy have proved guilty),/  Such as sneaking
 an extra free drink.

 You can review all our verses on this topic, accumulated for you on our companion blog "Edifying Nonsense", by clicking HERE.

MAY 10, doctors and their practices: the decaying nuclear physician

a) Reprise of material posted on May 10 in previous years ...

2020: dental feelings, fluoridation (illustrated poem - 'brief saga')
2021: toxic vignettes, methylated spirits (illustrated poem - 'brief saga') 
2022: word pairs, echoic binomials (illustrated poem - 'brief saga')
2023: national verse, America (illustrated poem - 'brief saga')

b) Today's Offering (May 10, 2024): 

poetry lyrics:/ Old Doc Specter said, "I'm not that keen/ To replace my old scanning machine./
 Yet great prospects for PET/ Greet today's younger set -- / Bet their future's with fluorine-18."  

Authors' Note: The new high-tech modality PET entails 'coincidence imaging' with positron emitters, such as fluorine-18, unusual drugs that give off two gamma-rays simultaneously in exactly opposite direction with each radiodecay event. In contrast, older technology with standard radiolabels, often designated by the initialism 'SPECT' (single-photon emission computed tomography) was used by imaging  specialists such as our protagonist 'Dr. Specter'. 

You can view these informative verses in a wider context by proceeding to the collection 'DOCTORS and their PRACTICES' on our full-service blog "Edifying Nonsense". Click HERE!

MAY 9, photo-collage, Toront-oases: TORONTO ZOO, #2

a) Reprise of material posted on May 9 in previous years ...

2020: American satire, chainsaw sculpture (photo-collage) 

2021: pandemic poetry, Mother's Day (illustrated poem) 
2022: numbers, nine (poem)
2023: parasites, bedbugs (illustrated poem)

b) Today's Offering (May 9, 2024): 

 

Today's offering of ad hoc photos taken on an outing by the author, is a continuation of the post of January 15th.

Grevy's zebra

komodo dragon

chameleon

rhinoceros

marabou stork

olive baboon

pied imperial pigeon

polar bear

napping rhinoceros

western lowland gorillas, a couple