Douglas Scotney Poems

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321.
Small Mercies

In some places they say boak for 'vomit'
and spell it boke and bolk as well.

Thankfully a yolk ain't a yoke and a yoak
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322.
Blanket Bans

Like I did, in my
consciousness of poisons downunder,
you might, in yours,
in your Wordsbook Chambers,
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323.
Dee Tees Disease

Tocdor! Tocdor! Hear whad I say,
'A doy shordens a detious tay.'

What you've got is Tee Dees disease,
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324.
Darwin And Poe

Born 1809, Jan 19 and Feb 12.

In 'The Raven' by Poe,
Athena is called by her by-name Pallas.
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325.
Rarity

The iconic Flanders poppy flower
is blood-red with a black cross at its centre.
A pure one is rare.
The variation, in which the cross has white tips,
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326.
But Strange

It's not so strange that 'une case'
is French for 'a square on a chessboard'
and for 'a space on a form';
and can be a hut and a cabin;
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327.
Points Of Difference

The French don't say they made a meal of somebody,
they say somebody wasn't a mouthful.

Instead of French for 'I'm sweating like a pig',
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328.
Somewhat Poetic

The sum of the numbers
from 1 to 2 is 3 times 1
from 1 to 4 is 5 times 2
from 1 to 6 is 7 times 3
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329.
N Z Bubble Warning

Listen! Australians. Before you fly over here,
don't think New Zealand's got nothing to fear;
that you won't be killed by a beast with a poisonous bite.
You must watch out for the weta -
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330.
What To Do

When they do
you won't have to.

When they do what,
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