ONCE
So many onces in the past
and none of the onces ever last
and if they did you can be sure
they wouldn’t be onces any more.
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Author:
Michael Edwards (
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- Comment from author about the poem: A bit of Thursday nonsense - well why not?
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Well why not indeed, I will only you tell you once.
Don't call me once ! 🙃
Good write Michael. lol. Why is it not pronounced 'onts'? And why am I talking rubbish?!
I talked rubbish once - or is it wunce?
Yes - let's have ontz or wunce, or both!
How about wuntze ?
Yes wuntze. I ordered three ounces of something - three leopard-like big cats were delivered to me door. Have to put them in me back yard with Fido.
WOT NO PAINTING UNCLE MIKE ! I love nonsense Poems and Thursday os always a nonsense day for me ! Stuck between a MITWOK & a FREITAG ................... !
ONCE I had a Secret Lover
Now BRIAN isn't secret anymore
ONCE I had a Secret Plover
But I releasted Her on the shore !
Loved the POEM
Blessings & Peace
Love ANGELA 🧡🧡🧡🧡
A painting free zone today -
Once I had a lover
I haven't any more
She tried to kiss me on the lips
And fell upon the floor.
Michael,
Today is the anniversary of the day I set foot on American soil many years ago! An interesting coincidence that you decided to write your poem about the word ONCE. A word that sparks an unpleasant memory that happened many years ago! Today I laugh about it!
The first time I was asked to read a literary passage aloud with the word ONCE in it, this is how I pronounced it... /ōnsé/. Of course, all the other students laughed and made fun! It wasn’t funny then as it is now! It was most embarrassing! All I thought of at the time was how difficult this language (English) was to learn! Whenever I think about that incident, it does make me laugh. Thanks for the memories!
~Laura~
Great story - Isn't pronunciation a strange phenomena. I always argue that as I speak what we refer to as Received Pronunciation (RP) which is sort of base standard with no geographical base I don't have an accent. Only other people have accents. lol
I am amused by the American 'r' where, for example, job is pronounced as jarb - might write a poem about it (tongue in cheek of course).
a delightfully clever play on words.. another smile from me..
Ta Neville
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Language and its strange means of pronunciation is a matter of where and who we are at that moment -- loved your fun-rhyme today Mike and am waiting in line for a painting - -- soon maybe.... ?
Too late for today but will post one tomorrow. As for spelling etc - see comments against Orchidee's posting today - wouldn't it be great if we spelt everything as we pronounce it - posting= po sting, today= too dae, language=lang gwidge - oh what fun.
A agree and many we should try a few verses made up of such spellings - eh ?
You said once, more than once
Is there ever only one Once
I'll contemplate on this once
Not twice or more, just once.
Thnx for being there more than once
Just read your comment twice - cheers Suresh.
If u put u into that that theory then the whole thing lightens up.
It's much lighter when onces become ounces.
So we were all conned as kids were we? When teacher read a story beginning 'once upon a time'.. because the next time she read it, it should have been 'twice upon a time' etc...
No wonder i grew up confused. My chicken never quite made it across the road you know.
You're not alone - my chicken never crossed the road even though I egged him on - once!
Onces-ounces- pounces- paunches- paunch- poach - oh no back to eggs again!!
There once was a poet called eggy
he married a tall gal, quite leggy
although she was gorgeous
she also was gormless
and insisted they honeymoon in skeggy
straight away in the penny arcade
her gambling ways were displayed
and although he was yearning
she spent all his earnings
they absconded, hotel bill unpaid
Love them both - and do you know? - I've never been to Skeggy. Still time yet.
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