Skinny Poem by Douglas Scotney

Douglas Scotney

Douglas Scotney

Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. Resides in Adelaide

Skinny



Came across 'skinny' for 'precis' today.

Fancy words from France we take
not bothering to make our own:
'restaurant' for one;
though we say the 't' finis.

But we also take, and bother:
'precis' we take
and bother to make 'skinny'.

Friday, March 23, 2018
Topic(s) of this poem: language
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Bernard F. Asuncion 24 March 2018

Douglas, such an interesting write👍👍👍

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Douglas Scotney

Douglas Scotney

Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. Resides in Adelaide
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