2010/03/15 Salmagundi Poem by Margaret Alice

2010/03/15 Salmagundi

Rating: 2.7


Wordsmith’s word of the day, salmagundi
triggered a heterogeneous mixture of as-
sociations for me, Anastasia’s assassin,
‘Sal Monella’ who killed her aunt

The refrain of the only song I know in Arabic
SALMA-y-salaamah - we came, we went -
Sal MAGUNDI sounds like ANA-y-a MA-
KUNTI ba-fa-karaki-ha-hu-shas-al-y-ama*

But not a mixed salad, should I offer my family
a salmagundi I would receive a salvo of clever
repartees, even the word smorgasbord would
be received with great suspicion

Salmagundi is not pukka-sahib – not even
mem-sahib – for my own use!

*Song sung by Dalida

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Margaret Alice

Margaret Alice

Pretoria - South Africa
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