SCRABBLE RHYMES
( 1 )
Synonym, wordfreak my son John
went to bed with his thinking cap on.
One verb off, a noun right-on
Homonym, Exonym my son John.
Acronym, Toponym my son Paul
went to bed with his nightlight in the hall.
One book read the others in the hall
Paronym, Metonym my son Paul.
Retronym, Caconym my gal Jane
went to bed, creativity all a-drain
Dreamt new visions, she never could explain
Hyponym, Allonym my gal Jane
Cryptonym, Paronym my friend Tim
went to bed with the covers hiding him.
Swallowed by his blanket, never seen again
Autonym, Antonym my friend Tim
( 2 )
Lou and Lee went to the club
to kick some ass with verbiage
Lou drew all vowels, was disemboweled
requiring a footlong bandage.
Davy watched his rating soar
then bragged to every newbie
He hit some bumps and took his lumps
and ended up in juvie.
Linda got some brand new tiles
and set them on the table.
Her best friend Joyce stole the ‘Q’
as soon as she was able.
Dan studied twos till he was blue
then took a two-week rest
Lost to a newbie just last night
I guess he failed his test.
Lynn learn some words that seemed absurd
and plays them when she can
She kicked my butt and won the prize
For now she is ‘THE MAN’.
Ron has trouble with the clock
He plays as slow as a snail
No matter how good a wordsmith,
Too slow will equal fail.
Sue has awful penmanship
can’t read a thing she scribbles.
Sort of like, the front of her dress
where she often dribbles.
(Names have been changed
to protect the innocent.)