I walked down the street <br />Following my feet <br />Down the road I went <br />My hair was flocculent (1) <br /> <br />I went in a café <br />That was on my way <br />I ordered some fries <br />And began to gormandise (2) <br /> <br />That didn’t scratch my itch <br />I dreamed of a whole flitch (3) <br />Almost swallowed my spoon <br />May have an entozoon (4) <br /> <br />Then I wandered home <br />My jacket very roan (5) <br />I didn’t get too far <br />Felt I had a fistula (6) <br /> <br />I looked towards the sun <br />Shining like molybdenum (7) <br />Not sure where I should be <br />Like my mind is a heptarchy (8) <br /> <br />-------- <br /> <br />When you write a poem or verse try to use your own voice <br />Speak as you speak in general speech that’s always the best choice <br />Using long words to sound very smart can have a lot of appeal <br />But, like a cow on a skateboard, it will look cool, but it won’t look real <br /> <br />Meanings: <br />(1) like tufts of wool <br />(2) eat fast or like a glutton <br />(3) side of bacon <br />(4) internal parasite <br />(5) (of horses) a coat where the main colour is thickly mixed with another <br />(6) pipe like ulcer <br />(7) silver white metallic element <br />(8) ruled by seven<br /><br />Flying Lemming<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-perils-of-owning-a-rhyming-dictionary/
