APR 13, geysers: second-hand geyser

 a) reprise from 2020

APR 13, geysers: second-hand geyser

Authors' Note: Björg(f.) and Björn(m.) are typical Icelandic names.  In Britain, the term geyser, has come to mean a secondary water heater at the point-of-use, e.g. near a bathtub. In Iceland, hot water is distributed to all homes as a part of geothermal energy systems; devices such as 'geysers' are not needed, and probably not available.

In North America, such auxiliary plumbing devices are known as ‘tankless water heaters’. Björn originally conceived of his gift idea based on occasional offerings of spent hydrogeologic geysers in Icelandic second-hand stores, e.g. the original reliable vent at Geysir which thrilled Victorian tourists has died back, 'replaced' nearby by other vents. The reader is left to judge whether such second-hand devices represent a figment of the author’s imagination or contrived nonsense. 

 

You can review these illustrated verses in a wider context by proceeding to 'Poetry that Spurts: Verses about Geysers' on the full-service blog "Edifying Nonsense".

b) 

APR 12, patients and their maladies: the common cold

 

a) reprise from April 2024:

APR 12, patients and maladies: the common cold

 

Be sure to check out the whole collection of verses on 'Patients and their Maladies" by proceeding to our full-service blog ,"Edifying Nonsense." CLICK HERE !

b) 

APR 11, waterfowl: snowy egrets

 

a) reprise from 2020

APR 11, waterfowl: snowy egrets

b) additional birdie-pic

You can review these illustrated verses in a wider context by proceeding to 'Immersible Verse: Limericks about Waterfowl' on the full-service blog 'Edifying Nonsense'

APR 10 (2024), singable satire: Julie Andrew sings "JEUX-DE-MOTS" from the musical "The Sound of Homonyms"

 PARODY-LYRICS, continuing from our prior blog-post of December 10, 2023.  

ORIGINAL SONG: "Do-Re-Mi", as performed by Julie Andrews and the entourage of von Trapp family children in the film version of Rodgers and Hammerstein's hit musical "The Sound of Music".

"When you know the notes to sing, you can sing most anything"

PARODY COMPOSED: Giorgio Coniglio, September 2014; the medley, in fact, started with two spoofs based on English language homonyms, set to the same original song, developed for a never-performed spectacle entitled "The Sound of Homonyms". The parody-medley was added to Giorgio's predecessor-blog "Giorgio's Ukable Parodies" as one of his earliest parody-songs. The French counterpart, shown here, evolved shortly thereafter.

PARODY-SONGLINK: To find ukulele and guitar chord-charts to help you accompany "Jeux-de-Mots (the French homonym medley)" on your favorite instrument, click HERE.

JEUX-de-MOTS

(to the tune of "Do-Re-Mi") 

Mère (mare) -- a Mom whose "NAY" means "NO"
Père (pair) -- for two adopting Dads
Frère (fray-er)-- a nearly worn-out Bro
Soeur (sewer) -- big Sis with mouth that's bad
Chat (shah) -- our middle-Eastern cat
Tante (taunt) -- Ma's sibling who's a tease
Bébé (bay-BAY) -- Brest is where he's at:
Partie (par-TEE)/part of our famille (fa-MEE).

Mère, père, frère, soeur, chat, tante, famille !  

Sol (sole) -- the fifth note in the scale

Sol (sole) -- for soil from land of Oc

Seau (so) -- bright bucket or a pail

Sceau (so) -- means "SEAL", and so does phoque

Saut (so) -- from pan to fire, a leap

Sault (so) -- most Anglos say it "SOO"

Sole (sole) -- lone flatfish in the deep

Weeping willow: it's saule (sole), too !

Sol, sol, seau, sceau, saut, Sault, sole, saule ! 

Solfège system (English version): the 5th French note is named "sol"

Language development in France

Editor's Note (added April 20, 2024):

"When you know the notes to sing, you can sing most anything."

The melody and words of this delightful song remain with us as an "earworm".  With this fact in mind, we have concocted yet another spoof dealing with the French version. We have labelled this effort, a French homonym song, as "Jeux-de-Mots, Encore". (Click the link to enjoy it, available in mid-May). 

APR 9, wordplay maps: new world palindromes (#13,#14)

 

a) reprise from April 2020

APR 10, wordplay maps: new world palindromes (#13,#14)

You can view the entire collection of these 50 wordplay maps, by accessing the collection 'Tourists Palindromic Guides: The Americas'. Start by clicking HERE! 

b) 

APR 8, poets' corner: gender-neutral language

a) reprise from 2020 

APR 7, gender neutral language

Authors' Note:    Avoidance of discriminatory gender-bias in language is an unassailable aim. 

   In the medical field, there are many terms which are problematic due to syllables that in written or spoken form make them seem suspect for such bias. Usually, however, this 'problem' is happenstance based on the incorporation of Greek root-words. Sometimes the level of comedy is reached, as in the near-homonym for the male possessive form in the term HYSterectomy' (surgical removal of the uterus). Other medical and non-medical terms with hidden gender-related messages as in the above verses are indicated by font colour.  

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

b) 

APR 7, limerick variations: lengthy limericks (the 6th line)

a) reprise from 2020

APR 8, limerick variations: lengthy limericks - the 6th line

Authors' Note:  Although a limerick is traditionally conceived as a 5-line concoction, once a sixth line ('L6') is developed, it may become an inherent part of the poem. The rule of the majority being what it is, on the OEDILF site for creating well-honed limericks the L6 is often demeaned as being only an addendum. The reader may detect that the editors of this blog  (Dr. G. H. and his registered pseudonym G. C.) are supporters of efforts to avoid the crashing boredom of a universe of traditional 5-liners.

  

On this daily blog, 6-line verses, otherwise adhering to limerick form, can be found on about 180 blogposts for the interval January 2020 to March 2023; generally these involve a final line following the A-rhyme pattern used in lines 1,2, and 5; on occasion, in another  2-3 dozen poems, second or third appended lines have also been added. We have named these verses of 7 or more lines "run-on limericks". They are discussed in more detail in a post ("Limerick Variations") on our more encyclopedic blog "Edifying Nonsense". 

A comment on the multi-verse limerick (in multiple of 5 lines) can be found HERE.

You can review our entire collection of poems on the topic of "Limerick Variations" as compiled on our more encyclopedic blog "Edifying Nonsense", by clicking HERE.  

b) 

  

APR 6, etymology: lagoon

 

a) reprise from April 2020

APR 6, etymology: 'lagoon'

APR 5, poetic non-sequitur: close quarters

 

a) reprise from April 2020

non-sequitur: close quarters

  

Authors' Note: Claustrophobe and its variants, claustrophobic and claustrophobia have been defined in other verses at OEDILF.  

 Our collection of 'Non-Sequiturs' on our parent blog "Edifying Nonsense", contains an admittedly bizarre assortment of nonsensical odds-and-ends, that don't quite fit into other topic-based offerings. But, should you want to review the entire collection, click HERE.

b) 

APR 4, pandemic poetry: stay-at-home orders

 

a) reprise from April, 2020

APR 4, pandemic poetry: 'stay-at-home'

Thank goodness this is over. You can review these illustrated verses,  and this unpleasant era in a wider context by proceeding to 'Pandemic Poetry' on the full-service blog "Edifying Nonsense".

b) 

 

APR 3, palinku (poetic novelty): 45th prez, 3 additional verses

   

  In this post, we continue with our novel form of poetic wordplay. Inspired by Japanese haiku poetry, this new form is used for a terse verse with a total of 17 syllables displayed on three lines. Unlike its classic Japanese analogue, 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 in English (i.e. one that can be read either forwards or backwards). 

   And, just in case you have forgotten what palindromes are about, your blogsite hosts have arranged a serial set of brief lessons on the topic ('Political Palindromes') which you can review by clicking HERE. 

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You can find a limerick highlighting the classic palindromes, that relates to D. Trump's confidante, the self-alleged dirty trickster Roger Stone, by clicking HERE.

(Ed. note) Verses of this type have continued to accumulate, and there are now a total of 48. You can view them all at one swoop (or in bunches -- they are in a linked series of posts with 10 poems each) if you proceed to our more encyclopedic blog "Edifying Nonsense". Click HERE.

APR 2, magical palindromes: examples #16 - #20

 

a) reprise from April, 2020

APR 2, magical palindromes: examples #16 to #20

 

You can become an expert fan of our wordplay concoction 'magical palindromes' by reviewing the explanatory material found in ancient days on our full-service blog "Edifying Nonsense" HERE; then, you could check how we applied this technique to 'canal palindromes' by viewing this more recent post.

b) 

APR 1, defining opinion: hole #2

 

Our blogposts "Defining Opinion" on the topic-based blog "Edifying Nonsense" show collections of similar verses submitted to OEDILF (the online Omnificent English Dictionary in Limerick Form). You can see all of these on one visit by clicking HERE, and then following the links.

MAR 31, lowcountry excursion: Brookgreen Gardens, SC

The largest sculpture garden in the United States, Brookgreen Gardens  was founded in 1931; it has on display some 1500 outdoor sculptures in an incredible natural setting located at Murrells Inlet, South Carolina. 

visit to Brookgreen Gardens, South Carolina

"The Saint James Triad", bronze sculpture 1997,
Richard McDermott Miller 

"Torse de Femme", limestone sculpture 1989,
David Klass

"Time and the Fates of Man", bronze 1939,
Paul Manship

visitor admiring Spanish moss

a quiet, floral corner

"Pegasus", granite 1954,
Laura Gardin Fraser

"Girl with Squirrel", 
Sylvia Shaw Judson

"Diana of the Chase", bronze 1922,
Anna Hyatt Huntington

Other Brookgreen Gardens statuary has been used to illustrate a number of verses and song-lyrics on this blog-site. Interested readers might want to review. ..

"Egad! No bondage!" verse, Terminal (poetic) exclamation  

"Three Bears in our Hot-Tub", parody-song lyrics, link available after April 30, 2024.

"Leda and the Swan", verse, Mythed opportunities

"Aurora and Tithonus", verse, Mythed opportunities