Word Salad:

Word Salad:

A Poem by carl
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my approach sometimes with my writing and pottery

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Word Salad:


Lavishly layer ludicrous leaves of lackadaisical levity   

Garnished with grains of grandiose gregariousness

Sprinkle with sprigs of sublime superfluous superfluity 

Put in a pinch of pretentious pompous presumption 

Overspread an oil of obnoxiously ostentatiousness 

Toss don’t stir tactfully and tenderly twenty six times

Serve your guest with a self-confident superior grin.   


© 2025 carl


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Love the alliteration in this Carl it sounds delicious, delectable, delicately desirable. A wonderful mix.

Posted 4 Months Ago




In a world full of intriguing opposites .. this is incredibly bi-polarish .. so quick in fact, I had a job keeping up with myself following it .. write on brother carl you are pretty darn good at it .. Neville

Posted 4 Months Ago


carl

1 Month Ago

sorry about late reply have been busy with other parts of life - thanks for the read and comment - a.. read more
Neville

3 Weeks Ago


my serious pleasure my friend .. Neville
Carl, I’m genuinely impressed by how masterfully you layer high diction and playful alliteration here. The poem reads like a decadent feast of language.

Each word carefully chosen, both extravagant and precise, creating a texture that’s as much about rhythm and sound as it is about meaning.

It’s witty, audacious, and yet remarkably controlled. A true display of linguistic virtuosity.
100/100

Posted 4 Months Ago


carl

4 Months Ago

your kindness in review is beyond my ability to say thanks, so much appreciate your encouragement - .. read more
This sounds like my answer to how do you take your coffee. My reply is always "black with two sugars. Stir the first sugar 11 times clockwise and the second 14 times anticlockwise... and I can tell if you do it wrong!"😀
By the way, I can't tell but I still stir my coffee that way, just in case anyone is watching and counting! 😀

Posted 4 Months Ago


carl

4 Months Ago

appreciate your time to read and review , that is a very specific coffee routine - me I drink gas st.. read more
Carl, are you channeling your inner Spiro Agnew?


Posted 4 Months Ago


carl

4 Months Ago

I know the name but not the reference will have to do some exploration- carl

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Added on October 8, 2025
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I am a retired English grammar and literature teacher, married, with five grown children. I enjoy reading science fiction, fantasy, biographies, and nonfiction history and philosophy. I have a BFA in .. more..