Before you read these next few poems there are a few word that you should know. No I did not make these up. Yes these are real words that people once used.
Chilver -- an old dialect word for an ewe lamb
Hirple -- to limp or walk awkwardly
Curple -- an old Scots word for the hindquarters of a horse
Sulf -- another word for toadflax (a plant)
Culf -- an old southwest word for the loose that came out of pillows and cushions
Now you are ready to read these limmericks!
There once was a man with a daughter
Be frugile and wise he once taughter her
He gave all his silver
to buy her a chilver
And that was the last thing he bought her!
There once was a man who wore purple
On tuesday he walked with a hirple
The horse he was brushing
Got spooked by cows rushing
And thats why you stay clear the curple!
There once was a duck who ate sulf
and next thing he knew he was culf
The Children beat him.
The mothers pleat him.
And thats why you stay near the Gulf!
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PoetryMy role in society, or any artist or poet's role, is to try and express what we all feel. Not to tell people how to feel. Not as a preacher, not as a leader, but as a reflection of us all. - John Lennon (Feel free to comment on my poems with what yo...
