The Inconvenient Timing of Eureka Moments

Lost Poem

by Rachel Hoyt

image by MR LIGHTMAN via freedigitalphotos.net

Missing: one poem in rhyme,

Last seen Wednesday around nine.

Two lines in the shower came,

Then dribbled right down the drain;

Three feelings blew through at noon,

Then skipped off to hop the moon;

Four signs on my commute shone,

Then went dark as sunset moaned;

Five rhymes chimed in a bird's song,

Then were hushed by a ding-dong;

Six words sparkled in my eyes,

Then went mute like stealthy spies.

The lines vanished before my pen,

Somewhere between now and when.

Copyright © 2014 Rachel Hoyt. All rights reserved.

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when you're in the shower or out and about.

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Poetry Prompt - Crambo aka Bouts Rimés

In honor of National Poetry Writing Month, I'm bringing back a Friday tradition.  Bouts Rimés means "rhymed ends" in French and is a game or challenge where one person (me) makes a list of rhymed words and others (you) write the lines that end with those rhymes, in the same order in which they were given. It was known as Crambo in English and was quite popular in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Will you help me bring back this hip historical habit?

 

Image by rachhoyt (me) via Instagram

Part

Collage

Art

Garage

Front

Image

Blunt 

Scrimmage

Above are the words.

Get writing rhyme nerds!

There will be no winner. This is just for fun

and the joy of rhyming a smile for everyone.

 

Wacky Word Wednesday - Dern

Dern

by Rachel Hoyt

image by Master isolated images via freedigitalphotos.net

To learn someone's dern,

First trust must be earned,

Then dark secrets are learned,

Which may lead you to yearn,

To un-know what you learned,

Return secrets earned,

Regain mystery, the dern.

Copyright © 2013 Rachel Hoyt. All rights reserved.

 

Every week I rhyme and define a new wacky word.

Come on over to indulge your inner nerd.

And, please let me know of any weird words you've heard.

 

Technorati Tags: Words, Vocabulary, Poem, Rhyme, Dern, Poetry


I'm sorry for the lack of notice, but I've decided to quit
posting wacky word rhymes here for a bit.
I'm pondering compiling these (and more) poetic definitions
into one of my very first book submissions.

Wacky Word Wednesday - Cantrip

Cantrip

(can trip)

by Rachel Hoyt

image by idea go via freedigitalphotos.net

A cantrip

can trip you,

trick you,

put you under a spell,

and silence your yell.

It's magic used tragically,

slick witchy trickery -

like the apple Snow White nipped,

that one bite slip,

a deadly cantrip.

© 2013 Rachel Hoyt. All rights reserved.

 

Every week I rhyme and define a new wacky word.

Come on over to indulge your inner nerd.

And, please let me know of any weird words you've heard.

 

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Friday Fun Day - Crambo aka Bouts Rimés - A Kiss

 Bouts Rimés means "rhymed ends" in French and is a game or challenge where one person (me) makes a list of rhymed words and others (you) write the lines that end with those rhymes, in the same order in which they were given. It was known as Crambo in English and was quite popular in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Will you help me bring back this hip historical habit?

 

 

Kiss

Remiss

Reminisce

Near

Appear

Disappear

 

 

Above are the words.

Get writing rhyme nerds!

There will be no winner. This is just for fun

and the joy of rhyming a smile for everyone.

Friday Fun Day - Crambo aka Bouts Rimés - Heart

Bouts Rimés means "rhymed ends" in French and is a game or challenge where one person (me) makes a list of rhymed words and others (you) write the lines that end with those rhymes, in the same order in which they were given. It was known as Crambo in English and was quite popular in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Will you help me bring back this hip historical habit?

 

 

Heart

Made

Part

Shade

Read

Brook

Need

Book

 

Wacky Word Wednesday - Orotund

Orotund

(OR eh tund)

by Rachel Hoyt

 

image by pixomar via freedigitalphotos.net

 

Sounds that are orotund,

Are most certainly not moribund,

Nor will they leave you stunned,

They're full and rich - orotund.

 

© 2013 Rachel Hoyt. All rights reserved.


 

Every week I rhyme and define a new wacky word.
Come on over to indulge your inner nerd.
And, please let me know of any weird words you've heard.


 

Technorati Tags: Words, Vocabulary, Poem, Rhyme, Orotund, Poetry

Wacky Word Wednesday - Uxorious

Uxorious

(uk SORH ee uhs)

by Rachel Hoyt

 

image by africa via freedigitalphotos.net

 

 

A man who is uxorious,

Makes his gal's life luxurious -

Always doting, never furious,

That's the essence of uxorious.

 

© 2013 Rachel Hoyt. All rights reserved.

Every week I rhyme and define a new wacky word.
Come on over to indulge your inner nerd.
And, please let me know of any weird words you've heard.

 

 

 

Technorati Tags: Words, Vocabulary, Poem, Rhyme, Uxorious, Poetry

Thursday Thoughts - The Evolution of Pranks

The Quip Prank Flow

by Rachel Hoyt

 

image by Stuart Miles via freedigitalimages.net

 

A TPed house,

Or good ding and dash,

Once brought giggles

To innocent lips -

A released mouse,

Or eggcellent bash,

Induced wiggles

In fingertips.

Now pretty things -

Pink flamingos

Or yarn wrapped trees -

are the cool 'rips'.

Now prankster rings

Invent fierce foes,

For celebrities -

Give SWAT Teams tips.

What will come next?

Ghost pranks by text?

Cars with new specs?

Furniture flips?

I miss the past.

This too won't last.

Change happens fast.

Let's hope for quips.

© 2013 Rachel Hoyt. All rights reserved.


 

 Tom Cruise and Chris Brown both got swatted recently -

a new childish prank that wastes government money.


Technorati Tags: Prank, Swatting, Celebrity, Rhyme, Poetry

 

Read more rhymes by Rachel at her column, Clickety Clack -

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