H - I - Triple L - Y Poem by Douglas Scotney

Douglas Scotney

Douglas Scotney

Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. Resides in Adelaide

H - I - Triple L - Y



To get where you were going
pre affluence,
you went around the hills
instead of up and o'er -
you practised 'ho'
('ho' means 'moderation') :
hence quaint hillly Ho-bart.

Rich now,
'Ho' is a bloody misnomer;
Hobart is Up'nO'erbart,
and in gridlock,
Uck'nUp'nO'erbart.

H - I - Triple L - Y
Friday, February 1, 2019
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Douglas Scotney

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Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. Resides in Adelaide
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