Blanket Bans Poem by Douglas Scotney

Douglas Scotney

Douglas Scotney

Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. Resides in Adelaide

Blanket Bans

Rating: 4.5


Like I did, in my
consciousness of poisons downunder,
you might, in yours,
in your Wordsbook Chambers,
come across
a word you think you might use:
serdab for 'underground chamber'.

It's constructed from Persian
sard 'cold' and ab 'water'.

My advice is don't use it.
It's easy to see why:
it's not fair to chambers
that are cosy and dry.

Friday, August 11, 2017
Topic(s) of this poem: language,pollution
POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
Wordsbook is a literal translation of the German word for Dictionary.
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Michael Walker 30 October 2018

Absolutely it is unfair to the chambers. Keep it dry.

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Jazib Kamalvi 14 August 2017

A nice poetic imagination, Douglas. You may like to read my poem, Love and Lust. Thanks

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Douglas Scotney

Douglas Scotney

Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. Resides in Adelaide
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