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Sunday, September 30, 2018

"A version of straw..." Constrained Nonsense Verse on the Anagram 'ARTS'

A, R, T and S rearranged several ways yield (with the addition of punctuation) a series of words and phrases which in turn prompt an array of explanatory verses, albeit nonsensical.




                 
STRA and SART
Here? A version of 'straw' drawl'd down rural UK...
and some Sunnis, of whom one is labeled "Uday."   

                         SR. T. A. -- i.e., S(iste)r T. A.-- and RATS
Here is Sister Tish Anne, my parochial school third-grade teach-...(the ol' bat)... 
and some mice (?) (see 'S' RAT*)    

                  TRAS -- i.e., SART reversed -- and STAR
Here? A 's(m)art' reassembly (its order reversed!)... 
and a heavenly body. (Let's hope she don't burst!)   

                  TRAS (again) and ‘TRA’S -- i.e., several of the first third of ‘tra-la-la’s 
Here are certain tin coins, known to net but small worth... 
and some vocables sung 'round the day of His birth.    

                  SAT‘R -- i.e., ‘sat(y)r’ -- and “S” RAT -- i.e., the 19th squealer in the series
Here's a half man/half goat... 
and the 19th lab rodent (See RATS) in experiments needin' a coat.

                  ARTS and AR‘ST
Here are more than the single aesthetical skill... 
and to take into "custodie officielle."  

                  TSAR and T.S., RA!
Here? Imperial Russia's ex-ruler (so-called)... 
and "Tough shit, Senor Sun God!" (You've not heard? He's bald!

                  R: SAT and RT. SA – i.e., the lower half of some trans-American highway
Here's the Student Achievement Test taken for Russe... 
and the road from Caracas to Chile's caboose.

                  AT’RS – i.e., ‘at(ta)rs – and A.T., SR. – i.e., A.T. S(enio)r.
Here? Aromas and odors, some scents and a smell...
and one Art (Fish 'n’ Chips) Treacher's paterfamil-'.  

                  RAST and R’STA – i.e., ‘r(a)sta’
Here's the past participle of "reest" -- viz., "to balk" (lingua veterinarian)...
or Rastafarian.

                  AST’R – i.e., ast(i)r’ – and AS’RT – i.e., ‘as(so)rt’
Here is 'early to rise'... 
and -- according to one or another criterion -- 'categorize.'  

                 TAS’R – i.e., ‘tas'r” – and TARS
An electroshock gun, used precipitously... 
and Brit sailors (named Jack, serendipitously).  

                  T’R S.A.! – i.e., ‘T(ou)r S(outh) A(merica)!
(verses to come: a work in progress)

                  R’TAS – i.e., ‘sat(y)r’ spelt backwards
Here's that half man/half goat runnin’ 'round...in reverse (cf  SAT'R above)... 
and the end of my verse!

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