Quadrille #117 and the word is “abide” using exactly 44 words. Submitted November 30, 2020
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The King’s English, indeed
Is written in code
If today we go for a ride
Tomorrow you might say we rode
But what we say we can’t abide
Does not affect our abode
And things we hide today
Alas! We can’t say we hoed.
Very clever! Made me smile.
ReplyDeleteThis is brilliantly executed!💝
ReplyDeleteThat is a very playful poem. On the last stanza, depends on if it's a body or not ;)
ReplyDeleteSo cute and funny!
ReplyDeleteVery funny, Beverly, enjoyed that word play! JIM
ReplyDeleteLOL😁 you got me with this bit of humourous
ReplyDeleteThanks for dropping by to read mine
Much💜love
I'm smiling at your wordplay. A smile is always welcome!
ReplyDeleteA wonderful use of the prompt. I love what you die with the rhyming words at the end of each stanza!
ReplyDeleteLove your wordplay within this quadrille!
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed this grammatical gaff...made me laff ;)
ReplyDeleteHahaha, love the wordplay! "Hoed" made me laugh very much. Brilliant.
ReplyDeleteHahahaha! Yes, sometimes English doesn't make sense. What is it my kids say? 'I drinked all my milk.' Weak and strong verbs - euch! The Anglo Saxons are to blame!
ReplyDeleteClever! The idiosyncrasies of the English language
ReplyDeleteClever and funny, Bev, and great wordplay. Blame it on the origins of words.
ReplyDeleteWitty piece - I pity anyone who has to learn English as a second language
ReplyDeleteSo very true Beverly.
ReplyDeleteYou're a wit, Beverly!
ReplyDeleteSo much clever wordplay here, Beverly! I love it!
ReplyDeleteHa.. indeed English is quite hard and challenging.
ReplyDeleteLove the rhyme scheme - clever write
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