Now there once was a poet from Chisolm,
claimed his verse was above criticism.
With panache and great flair,
not a peer anywhere,
and devoid of all crass Barnumism!
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Author Notes
Today's word: Barnumism (n.) exaggerated, overblown promotion.
My much-treasured Christmas present for 2017 is a book by Paul Anthony Jones: "The cabinet of linguistic curiosities". Each page contains a descriptive story about some obscure or archaic word. It occurred to me it would be a fun exercise to try and write, each day, a poem featuring the "word of the day" from the book.
Thanks for reading.
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