You who wish your every word
To be on everybody’s lips,
The next time you feel
Your creative juices over
Flowing, use a spittoon.
Flowing, use a spittoon.
Moderator’s comments: I see what Cinquor’s aiming at, but when was the last time anybody saw—or more to the point—used a cuspidor?
Well, clearly The Huukster is referring to an imaginal, or aesthetic, spittoon. A theoretical spittoon, if you will. Otherwise all us poets would have damp sleeves and shirtfronts from all our drivel....
ReplyDeleteha ha ha (cough) ha ha ... (i think i'm going to change the icon for Trash on my desktop in order to comply) ...
ReplyDeleteJoe,
ReplyDeleteI think you're right re the spittoon, if not, all us poets will have to start wearing bibs; I also think your new nickname for Cinquor is a stroke of genius!
Noxie,
Right on target!