Once upon a time, in a galaxy far, far away, lived a WACKO named Tom. He keeps trying to POST stuff here, but the work Body BOX keeps turning a beautiful shade of BLUE !!! Complaints to MATT for MONTHS now have been wasted breath! Is anybody else out there having this same problem? is it me? My MAC laptop? Who knows? Who cares?

ANYWAY - this little exercise OOZED from from grey matter today. most poetry is either/or - i.e., Free Verse or Rhyme. What if the very FIRST word of each line was a homonym? Then after starting, decided to still rhyme LAST words. Like I said WACKO!

SO - now because of aforementioned PROBLEMO - will attempt to PASTE the poem HERE! it is diligently formatted in WORD, so if it WRAPS, or contorts, or screws up (as per usual) it AIN'T MY FAULT! KAY?


Homogeneous Homonyms

Copyright: July 21, 2006 – Tom Hyland


Course is a path, or layer of block.
Coarse, of course, means rough, or tough, like a rock.
Horse, can be a Stallion, or a Mare.
Hoarse, is difficult to speak, if you dare.

Touch, is the sense that’s tactile.
Touché, is when you score with a steel.
Morse, is a code, with dots and dashes.
Moors are Arabians, with turbans and sashes.

Mary, of course, is a female name.
Merry, means happy, as in enjoying a game.
Bear, is a mammal, which dumps in the woods.
Bare, means naked, not wearing any goods.

Scents are smells or aromas, to the nose.
Cents are mere pennies, as you might suppose.
Canvas is a fabric, of cotton, hemp, or jute.
Canvass, to take a poll, like: “Ain’t she cute?”

Meld, a verb, is to blend or combine, or mix.
Meld, a noun, a score in cards, like two, four, or six.
Herd is a word, for gathering cattle or sheep.
Heard, means you listened, paid heed, not just asleep.

Sun is that big ball of flame in the sky.
Son, a male progeny, a boy, or a guy.
Dun is to pester, to collect on a bill.
Done, means finished, with this offal swill!


Are those last two words an Oxymoron ?
Lighten up, Pilgrim, or are you a Klingon?