Almost Rhymeless Nonsense



As I ate a sandwich
Thinking basically nothing
I noticed a little problem
An itch somewhere beneath my elbow

My cup which once contained liquid
Now stands on the table empty
Emptied by the monster
But that’s my little secret

I trekked across the foyer
Not straight but almost zigzag
When through the window I glimpsed
An animal whose name doesn’t rhyme: a wolf

An idea came to mind like the lighting of a bulb
To write a post without much depth
Where each line ends with a word that sounds like no other
Except that one, which means I end on a foible.

Apologies. A Sunday stream of consciousness nonsense rhyme that doesn’t even do that! Which, actually, was intentional. And even though it doesn’t, it kind of makes sense.

Words.

I do like to have fun with them at times!

18 responses to “Almost Rhymeless Nonsense”

  1. prenin avatar

    Hi Tom! 🙂

    Still a good and amusing post! 🙂

    WP is struggling today: This is the second time a page has failed to fully load.

    Apparently there are problems with older servers which are affecting the internet.

    Has it affected WordPress???

    Given our years of experience how would we be able to tell??? :/

    God Bless my friend!!! 🙂

    Prenin.

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    1. Tom Merriman avatar

      Thanks, Prenin. I’ve been having internet access problems for a few days, with slow connections. I read they’d reached 512K whatsits which ‘they’ apparently knew about all along and then my eyes glazed over. Everything seems to affect WordPress, Prenin. I hope I’m not tempting fate when I say that… ho hum…

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  2. Let's CUT the Crap! avatar

    Delightful.
    Who is your handsome friend? Look at those eyes. Don’t they appear wise?

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    1. Tom Merriman avatar

      Very wise, Tess. They have some great tales to tell; you just know it!

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  3. Diane Henders avatar

    “Foible” is such a fabulous word! Good fun, Tom. 🙂

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    1. Tom Merriman avatar

      Isn’t it just, Diane? I had to fit it into my no-rhyme rhyme! (Can’t say poem…)

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  4. Deb avatar

    I found it rather entertaining. Keep on playing with those words!

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    1. Tom Merriman avatar

      Will do, Deb! Thanks.

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  5. Andra Watkins avatar

    Did your Inner Zombie empty the coffee???

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    1. Tom Merriman avatar

      More than likely, Andra, but my Inner Zombie is indicating that it wasn’t coffee in the cup…

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  6. Amy Reese avatar

    You set yourself up for an excellent challenge. Well done, Tom. I happen to be reading a book about wolves right now. They’re fascinating creatures. Foible is a splendid word for an ending. 🙂

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    1. Tom Merriman avatar

      Thanks, Amy. I couldn’t end on anything else! I have a ‘pull’ to wolves myself!

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  7. Sherri avatar

    I like your fun with words Tom – love wolves 🙂

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    1. Tom Merriman avatar

      Thanks, Sherri. It was a spur of the moment thing.

      And, I have to confess. The line that goes “An animal whose name doesn’t rhyme: a wolf” should actually have finished with ‘wolves’, as everyone knows that wolf rhymes with gulf.
      I’m hoping to get away with it though, by the final line ending with a foible. Or two…

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      1. Sherri avatar

        Isn’t that just what foibles are for Tom? You got away with it most certainly, I didn’t even notice because of the rhyming 😉 BTW, just wanted to say I read your lovely comment over at Steven’s (bashful that I am that my mug is up there on his blog, yikes…!!!) and to thank you for saying such nice things. It’s great to share these little coincidences isn’t it? Who would have thought, of all things, peacocks? 😉

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        1. Tom Merriman avatar

          Ah, I knew I should’ve kept quiet!
          Peacocks indeed, Sherri. Strange coincidence all the same.
          Yes, Steven’s portrait of you is stunning and you have a fabulous blog… I couldn’t say anything else!

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          1. Sherri avatar

            Haha!!

            Ahh…thanks Tom, you are too kind…and yes, peacocks it is then 😀

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