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From Moose, Goose, and Orb Weaver
All seized by Haiku

"Why moose and goose?" you may ask. Back on 2/04/13 Pirate wrote a haiku with an elk in it, and I responded with
one with a moose and then included him every day. A few days later in comments Mystic asked "Where's the goose?"
So I started including her with this post on 2/07. A week later on the 14th, Mark Readfern
asked for and received a spider. The rest is history.

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Thursday, February 19, 2015

Imaginary Garden February List


From grapeling:

I got to thinking how close yet how far some words are, and started thinking of pairs that share a root, as it were, but not necessarily a sense. So not tense/intense, which are closely related, but... well, these:

miss / remiss
deem / redeem
wager / dowager
pulse / repulse
file / defile
peat / repeat
sent / absent

Your challenge is to select at least 2 of these pairs - or come up with a pair of pairs of your own, words that share common spelling but not common meaning - and weave them into a *new* poem, however you please.

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Well, I'm in limerick mode.  I hope weaving them into two separate, unconnected verses doesn't violate the terms too severely.

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The snake thought that he'd be remiss
To not tempt the lovey young miss
So he did his foul duty,
Enticed with things fruity;
And she gave Adam's apple a kiss

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The dowager wanted to gamble
So to the casino she’d amble
And wager on red
Till her coin purse was dead
Then beat it home in a mad scramble

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7 comments:

  1. PlumFebruary 19, 2015 at 10:35 PM

    Ha! Too funny. :) The second is my favorite.

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  2. hedgewitchFebruary 20, 2015 at 7:54 AM

    The limerick can be a real art form. These are quite snappy and apt.

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  3. AnonymousFebruary 20, 2015 at 12:55 PM

    I do love reading limericks but unfortunately, I suck at writing them. These two are great to read. :-)
    -HA

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  4. brudbergFebruary 20, 2015 at 3:13 PM

    Ha .. I love limericks and especially the last one is very good

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  5. grapelingFebruary 21, 2015 at 4:01 AM

    ah, an excellent pair of pairs - thanks for dealing in ~

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  6. GailFebruary 21, 2015 at 12:11 PM

    I love limericks!

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  7. MargaretFebruary 21, 2015 at 5:20 PM

    Very well done limericks! I find them impossible to do.

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