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A WORD FOR ALL REASONS.
There's a word in the English language,
This word sounds much like duck,
I certainly won't say it here
It may bring me bad luck,
This word I often use it,
As my wife is prone to do,
It is so versatile
Some examples now for you.
Remember General Custer
in 1876?:
"Look at those ducking Indians",
As they rode from out the sticks.
And the genius Albert Einstein
With his relativity,
Proclaimed it out to all the world:
"Surely any ducker can see".
Captain Smith aboard Titanic:
"Where's that ducking water coming from?"
Or John Lennon sneering:
"That's not a ducking gun"
Henry VII was often heard to say:
"Ducking heads will roll for that".
Picasso the well known artist:
"She ducking does look just as fat".
So many ways to use it;
Deny.... Ducked if I did.
Apathetic.... Who gives a duck anyway.
Resignation.... Oh, duck it!
So now I'll let you ponder
As I take a well earned bow,
You're my friends so I won't say "Duck off",
Just "au revoir" for now.
Comments
Candlewitch
Sun, 2024-09-29 09:04
Dear Alex,
so very clever, this poem made me laugh... I love it. These are my favorite lines:
So many ways to use it;
Deny.... Ducked if I did.
Apathetic.... Who gives a duck anyway.
Resignation.... Oh, duck it!
So now I'll let you ponder
As I take a well earned bow,
You're my friends so I won't say "Duck off",
Just "au revoir" for now.
*hugs, Cat
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Alex Tanner
Mon, 2024-09-30 10:36
Hello Cat
Thanks Cat, I like to try amusing (I hope) stuff from time to time. Seems so much misery written nowadays. Alex.