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| Image: Robert and Shana ParkeHarrison |
Got a ravishing ravine?
A fabulous fissure?
A cracking creek or a creaking crack?
Got a clamouring cleft?
A ripping rift?
A flaw in the ointment, a flaming fracture?
Whether
chasm, cranny, crevasse,
slit, slot or scissure;
a gully, gap or gulch,
abyss, gorge or gulf,
There's only one thing to do:
Zip it up!
It may take some time,
but a zipper will fix any faultline.
i am just envisioning having a zipper installed on me....might be eye catching...smiles....this makes for a nice little advertising jingle
ReplyDeleteToo clever for me. Reminds me of Pink Floyd's Welcome to the Machine.
ReplyDeleteI once had an uncanny can of onions that weighed only an ounce. No way, you say. Yes way, I say. For it originally weighed four but three were eaten by me. So me plus three equals one onion ounce uneaten by me. I could go on and on but that might put you off. Did I mention that my onion I own has ions? Yes, its true! If you split the miniscule onion molecule in two, its on & ion too!
ReplyDeleteOkay, I'm finally through.
Onion, I know, I know!
That was fun!
ReplyDeleteBrilliant! Well done, Friko. I smiled at the picture, puzzled for a minute, and then read your poem. It's quite clever indeed.
ReplyDeleteApplause, applause...bravo!
ReplyDeleteFabulous, Friko. I love your lists of words. They seem to roll right off your tongue onto the page.
ReplyDeleteWhen I was 9, our dog had a large litter of pups. My sister, then 3, was watching the process under Mom's supervision. After the fourth or fifth pup, my sister said, "I think we should get Bootsie a zipper."
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Just delightful!
ReplyDeleteI like the last two lines best.
ReplyDeleteA verbal feast. Tasty. Enjoyed the onion and doggie zipper, too
ReplyDeleteI too think this would do well set to music. By the way I love the small photo to the right of your main blog,
ReplyDeleteOh wow. That is really cool, Friko...image and poem alike!
ReplyDeleteAh, Friko. there you go again, being funny and puzzling and a tiny bit naughty, all at the same time.
ReplyDeleteZipper...the ultimate answer...
ReplyDeleteHi Friko - your Magpie tale amuses - very clever .. as too do the comments - fun .. cheers Hilary
ReplyDeleteFabulous!!! I love your magpie tales!!!!
ReplyDeleteZip it! Perfect!
ReplyDeleteIt's been a right week of zips, I can tell you. But this is the best yet.
ReplyDeleteThat looks more like a UHU job to me !
ReplyDeleteVery humourous indeed :-).
ReplyDeleteOh the beauty of the English language which has adopted words from everywhere. And Friko has them in her pocket ready to roll. Dianne
ReplyDeleteThis funny faultline frippery is fabulous, Friko! But leave it gaping, that's what I say! Nature is best when it's not patched up.
ReplyDeleteYour poem gives "closure" to the prompt ... HA!
ReplyDeleteFabulous! Your way with words amazes me.
ReplyDeleteZippers are wonderful devices as long as the user doesn't get anything caught in them. Ouch!
ReplyDeleteNow that would be one tongue-twister read out loud, I'd think! (Though I suspect Mark Kerstetter may be up to the task. Perhaps he'll put it up for us over at MarkReads . . .)
ReplyDeleteThis was fantastic!! Loved it! :)
ReplyDeleteClever you!
ReplyDeleteThe Great Dane thought he should have had a zipper installed in his chest for future surgeries. When this was vetoed he suggested a tattoo of a zipper over the scar. Also vetoed!
That image for some reason creeps me out. I love your take on it though. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteI'm a sucker for alliteration ... and 'zip' has so many positive connotations!!
ReplyDeleteMy kind of poem, Friko.
ReplyDeleteFunny you should mention zips...
ReplyDeleteFANTASTIC!!!! BRAVO!!!! CLAP CLAP CLAP! THE CROWD GOES WILD! (can you tell that I loved it?)
ReplyDeleteOh, well done! This image left me completely cold.
ReplyDeleteSay that six times fast! A clever grouping of images in words.
ReplyDeleteAh zippers - after 2 C-sections & various other major surgeries, installing a zipper would have been preferred. Or perhaps Velcro?
Expression is certainly a gift you have.
ReplyDeleteFun indeed! I got a whole load of McScrooge's (my hubby) moans from that lot....just wish it WAS as easy as zipping him up!!
ReplyDeleteDear Friko, I can see that you are an exceptional wordsmith!
ReplyDeletePeace.
Twelve inches of stitches after a C-section constitute the biggest faultline I've ever had zipped!
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ReplyDeleteSuch wonderful whimsy and a perfect interpretation!
ReplyDeleteThat is just brilliant!!
ReplyDeleteThis is wonderful! And with the perfect picture too--oh I especially love this one :0)
ReplyDeleteWonderful words and perfect fix!
ReplyDeleteI loved the skillful way you used alliteration to carry the reader through the poem. A really wonderful poem, Friko. Thank you for sharing.
ReplyDeleteHa ha! Love the language and alliteration. You make it all fit beautifully. Thank you, Friko.
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