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Friday, November 11, 2022

TrueSpoons & FauxSpoons

what in French is la noisette : hazel nut :: 
charming rhino-maisonette : nasal hut 

     A SuperSpoon

which '30s flick did Gable star in...? 
(answer not if 'twere a flop) : 
in Mutiny on the Bounty ::  
where near Belt* did I ride Sam,** 
my bro aboard Quebecois Cop *** :
in Butte -- 'n' he on the Mounty

     * Town in Montana  
     ** Olympic title-holding horse
     *** Famous imaginary Canadian nag 

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foremost of Br'er Rabbit's homes : briar patch ::
anthology of Matthew's poems : Prior batch 

GK's priest; he'll solve the case : Father Brown ::
grimace shown when's pull'd this face : bother frown

fiction penn'd by piece o' shit : The Art of the Deal ::
conger's unexpected flit : the dart of the eel

this contest's over, we believe game, set, match! ::
Ms. Dennis! Armstrong please retrieve! Mame! Get Satch!

Chicago's metaphoric name Windy City ::
Cynthia's one waggish dame : witty Cindy 

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Spoonsong for Tallulah Boone 

Me and cousin Lou Baboon, 
our vests festoon'd in blue galloon,
while Charlestonin' and boogalooin'
climb aboard our gules balloon
to set out for the Blue Lagoon. 

     (a work in progress) 

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