Sunday, December 7, 2008

Slush and Punishment: Me and My Rhyming Dictionary

Robert was a sweet little mutt.
His favorite food was cashew nut.
Eating it had given him a bit of a gut.
He didn't like to get in a rut.
When he was proud he would sometimes strut.
He had a sweet little tail growing out of his butt.
When his mother would call him, he would say, "What?"
I am doing my deep breathing and reminding myself that rhyming dictionaries, and yea, even the English language, do not have feelings.

10 comments:

  1. Not only is the rhyming pathetic, there's no rhythm or pattern.

    Syllable count:8-9-11-9-9-12-11

    So it's just bad poetry no matter how you look at it.

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  2. Words fail me.

    They also appear to have failed the author.

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  3. Somewhere Seuss is weeping.

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  4. Who names their dog, Robert? :0)
    Good thing Robert was a mutt instead of a weimaraner...can you imagine the stretched rhymes with that one?

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  5. So far, reading all of the new "Slush and Punishment" postings, I am thinking you really should report these folks to their local authorities... just to keep an eye on them, YIKES!

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  6. Are you sure words don't have feelings? I'd swear I could hear them weeping.

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  7. Yikes!
    Since it's one of the givens of kid's publishing that editors hate rhyming manuscripts, have there been any rhyming books published lately?

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  8. And his mother would respond, "Tut-tut."

    You see, Robert had dreams of building a hut

    And a golf course where he could practice his putt.

    But first he needed to find a few trees to cut.

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  9. Banned complain !! Complaining only causes life and mind become more severe. Enjoy the rhythm of the problems faced. No matter ga life, not a problem not learn, so enjoy it :)

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