AUG 18, ballet at Toronto's Harbourfront: action clips

For a more sedate view, see the still photos from the same performances HERE.

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AUG 17, palinku (poetic novelty): European capitals

  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 "palinku" verses if you proceed with a single click to our more encyclopedic blog "Edifying Nonsense". Click HERE. (Or if you prefer, you can stay on this particular blogsite and look for the offerings for the 17th day of each month -- there are now more than 60 of these.)

AUG 16, at heart: hyperlipidemia

Authors' Note: Jealousy at the flight of birds has apparently resulted in expressions suggesting that human social responsibility is analogous to having one's wings clipped, or flying straight, as here.

Hyperlipemia (also known in America as hyperlipidemia), is a medical condition in which high blood levels of fats (lipids), particularly cholesterol, portend cardiac disease, including deadly heart attacks. Hyperlipemia is one of a number of such asymptomatic risk factors including hypertension and diabetes. Fortunately, change in lifestyle including diet and exercise, and judicious prescription of pharmaceutical drugs, such as statins, can reduce risk.

You can view more poems on this topic by proceeding to "Cardiologic Tracings: AT HEART" (parts #1 and #2) on our full-service blog "Edifying Nonsense". Click HERE!

AUG 15, Carolina lowcountry, leaving with regrets

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AUG 14, urban concerns: dog park

Authors' Note: The dog park has also been eulogized by OEDILF chief editor Chris J. Strolin.

 

Our collection of illustrated poems about "Urban Concerns" on our parent blog "Edifying Nonsense", contains a number of intriguing verses that you can access by clicking HERE.

AUG 13, medical testing: screening for disease

You can review a collection of related poems about clinical trials and clinical statistics by advancing to the blog "Edifying Nonsense" where you can find "A Limerick-Based Handbook on Medical Testing". Click HERE.  

AUG 12, portraits of couplles: wild turkeys

 You can view these samples from our portfolio of 'Couples' portraits in a wider context on our full-service blog "Edifying Nonsense". Click HERE.

(Enjoy an illustrated poem about domestic turkeys by clicking HERE.)

AUG 11, exotic destinations: air travel

 

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

AUG 10, a brief saga (creative anachronism): herbicides

 

 For the purpose of this blog, a 'brief saga' is defined as a poem, usually narrative, but occasionally expository, that tell its story in at least 15 lines. Most commonly, the format involves three stanzas in limerick form, constituting a single submission to the online humor site 'Omnificent English Dictionary in Limerick Form'. On the OEDILF site, rigorous standards for content and format are involved in a collaborative editing process that may take several weeks to over a year. 

 There are now over 40 of these lengthier bits of doggerel featured at OEDILF in Giorgio's "Author's Showcase". The OEDILF number for each accepted multiverse poem is shown here on the slide with its first verse. We have been blog-publishing these poetic adventures here monthly since January 2020.

To access the next 'brief saga' on this blog (September 2023), proceed to 'Clinical Trial'. 

To access the most recent previous 'brief saga' (July 2023), back up to 'France'.

To access all of our 'brief sagas' by the year of their creation, click on your selection below.

2020
2021
2022
2023.

AUG 9, poets' corner: wit's end

 

You can find lots of other verses on this blog under the listing "Poets' Corner".  Click HERE.

Current birdie-pic

a snowy egret, fishing near the old bridge

AUG 8, American satire (prolongation): criminal lying

 

Authors' Note: Lines written in August 2023, two-and-a-half years after the sad events of January 6, 2021. What more can I say? 

We hope that you enjoyed this verse. You can find 40 more on this topic in 6 collections on our full-service blog "Edifying Nonsense". Click HERE to start! 

AUG 7, Canadiana: Nanaimo bars

 

AUG 6, amphibians: early morning beach chorus (green tree frogs)

Today, we took an early excursion to the beach at Sullivan's Island; in the  marshy area just inland from the beach, the tree frogs were having a vociferous field day!

 And there's an older poetic post that deals with this cute little amphibian, often seen individually in your garden, as well as in swarms in marshy areas. Click HERE.

AUG 5, Submitted Palindromes: A, targeted at "A MAN, A PLAN... -- PANAMA"

You have reached the "Submitted Palindromes" thread on the blog "Daily Edifying Nonsense", a light literary entity that emanates through the blogosphere daily (almost), i.e. 30 times per month.

  On the 25th of each month you will find a slide-filling group of palindromic phrases submitted to the editors by a panel of 7 palindromists. These folks have all been working on this project since January 2020. Their profiles are indicated in panels published here at the start of things, and then, we have asked them to provide (palindromically, of course) their views on one of the iconic items in the classic literature, starting with "A man, a plan, a canal -- Panama", and continuing with other well-known phrases, such as "Dennis sinned". Otherwise, their contribution will be grouped in random piles (a phrase that you might recognize as an anagram of the word p-a-l-i-n-d-r-o-m-e-s).

You can access all of this delightful entertainment by entering submitted palindromes in one of the two search bars at the top of this post and scrolling downwards through the wordplay posts that you will discover. 

AUG 4, Carolina lowcountry, day's end in historic Charleston

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AUG 3, lexicon of word-pairs: reduplications, M to Sh-

 HAPPY BIRTHDAY to C.H.!

 Giorgio's Lexicon of Binomials (reduplications M to Sh-)

Quite a few reduplications (words consisting of two near-duplicated elements) have been highlighted in other short verses by the authors:  

Matching the selection on the above slides, these include ..... 

You can easily find all of these on our topic-based blog "Edifying Nonsense" by clicking HERE, and following the links. 

Quite a few reduplications (words consisting of two near-duplicated elements) have been highlighted in other short verses by the authors:  

Matching the selection on the above slide, these include "Kickin' Chicken".

You can easily find all of these on our topic-based blog "Edifying Nonsense" by clicking HERE, and following the links. 

AUG 2, ambulatory verse: hover

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

AUG 1, ballet at Toronto's Harbourfront: still photos

Here are the NBC dancers warming up.

A great venue,
 just lakeside of Toronto's renowned CN Tower! 

The programme, "Sharing the Stage"
included other innovative groups, like this West African-troupe.

Nearby, the Rogers' Dome (home of the BlueJays),
 lit up as evening comes on.

A pas-de-deux from "Evernew" 

 

For "action clips" from these performances, click HERE.