A Purple Skeleton…words that refuse to rhyme…
A poem
Try rhyming a word with Diamond
You will be lucky if you do,
Okay now try Silver and Orange,
I think they’re impossible too.
You may care to try with Nothing,
But you won’t get far I’m sure.
Or trying to rhyme something with Month,
Will have you racking your brain some more.
You could of course try Skeleton,
That’s a funny one it’s true.
You may just find you’re Limited,
But it gives the brain something to do.
Now have a try rhyming with Ninth,
You will find that’s a word too far.
What a beautiful colour is Purple
But trying to rhyme it’s a bar.
Now here is the real funny part,
Which word do you think is the best?
I’m putting my money on Poem —
Cos’ it’s harder to rhyme than the rest…
PS. I’m off for a Pint now,
Whoops there’s another.
© gerry 2023
This is a lovely, entertaining read. But I think bond rhymes with diamond but hard to jemmy those two together into a poem, but I bet you could Gerry!
Keep looking, Gerry. You can rhyme skeleton with peloton. That’s your starter for ten.
Cheers, Luigi.
Luigi no way—- Skeleton is always pronounced SKE(LI)TON. Peloton is of course PE(LOT)ON
I wouldn’t use it in my poems 😉 They have to be half decent rhymes. I have been getting suggestions since 2003 and have not accepted one yet. Mind you most have been just plain daft… thanks for the comment.
gerry.
That’s not a bad effort Jay. (I pledge you my bond–with this diamond) hmm! 😉
I bow to your superior knowledge, Gerry, but I am not the only one who errs. RhymeZone – not that I use it, as I don’t know how accurate it is – shows three words rhyming with ‘peloton’, namely: gelatin, skeleton, and exoskeleton.
Well Luigi if that’s the best thay they can come up with… I think they are clutching at straws. Gelatin–nothing like–pathetic. Sketeton and exoskeleton? the same word–more pathetic. I used all the words and didn’t have a bad rhyme 😉 You do okay without those jokers Luigi, leave RhymeZone for the losers 😉
I suppose it comes down to being a purest about rhyme. A lot of poetry has rhyme that is dubious if taken as something that literally doesn’t rhyme. But I prefer rhythm to rhyme so I don’t mind.
Jay, yes I agree, people can write what they like, but remember we are talking about specific words here. Nobody has come up with anything remotely acceptable yet. I refuse to accept silly nonce words–if you know what I mean 😉
Hi Gerry,
This gave me a laugh. Maybe one of the reasons I tend to write non rhyming stuff 😉
Alison x
Well that’s the whole trouble Alison 😉 a lot of people think they are writing rhyming stuff and they just arn’t —
something either rhymes or it doesn’t. But then I’m just an old codger—bodger? 🙂
gerry x
Gerry, a light-hearted romp down the page. i’ll buy the first pint. Swep
Thanks Swep, I’ll hold you to that 😉
Well, Gerry, your purple skeleton has certainly acquired some flesh since you posted it here! 🙂 🙂 And you’ve got everyone scratching their heads and pulling out their dictionaries. Me? I’d just make words up! After all, it happens all the time. Look at how many words are added to Webster every time they come out with a new edition. So, for instance, how about slurple ( a thingy that slurps)?
Though I do suppose you have to worry about context! 😀
Bel, honestly that is the best suggestion I have had 😉 I will write to my friends at Oxford and see that slurple is included in their next edition. ‘Slurple’ yes I like that. 😉
Gerry x.
Ha ha ha! Love your sense of humor. 😀