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I'm a grandmother, a nursing educator, an avid knitter and an aspiring writer. I created this page for family and friends who expressed interest in reading my writing. It is mostly poetry with a few short stories sprinkled here and there .

The poem on this page is one my Mom favored. The collectible trinket is from a needlework picture of Longfellow's home she completed. Mom loved poetry and was an avid reader. She and my brother,Rasputin

, inspire me still.

I have a published form modification called the Rondel Grand Modified; it is located here:
http://www.poetrymagnumopus.com/forums/topic/2842-invented-forms-found-only-at-w...

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Ogden Nash Couplets

There once was a muse who espoused creativity;
Tho' laughingly inspired words lacking civility.

Easy to imitate badly, impossible to imitate well,
Nash’s comedic style is irreverantly silent as a bell.

Trump-Nashed

Easy to spot his orange hair,
Trump has a flair for his lair.

He takes much from the poor
For he owes his rich amour.

Not other wives, oh no!
But his Russian sponsor-o!

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December 6, 2017
For: The Poet's Place Cafe
Form: Nashers were invented by American poet Ogden Nash, who was famous for his witty twisting of the language: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/ogden-nash
The form consists of satirical rhyming couplets using wrenched rhymes, including manufactured words, as demonstrated in the following links:
https://poeticbloomings2.wordpress.com/2013/12/04/in-form-poet-wednesday-with-rj...
http://www.poetrymagnumopus.com/forums/topic/997-ii-the-couplet-the-nasher-coupl...
Syllabic Pattern: Not fixed
Rhyme Pattern: AA, BB, CC, etc.

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