Good Evening!
From JIMPIX!!!!
I wrote today’s words down in utter disbelief.
What the actual fluff?!
I didn’t know what Facies or Peffery or Lliedi meant; and Exeter seemed a little far from the Niagara Falls to tie in…! It was only my determination not to be undone by the Jimpix curse that stopped me from refreshing the selection (and honesty, of course).
I was rewarded, as it turned out.
If you follow the links on the orange words above, you will see that we have a word that describes rocks, followed by the names of three rivers, and then mighty waterfalls. That, ladies and gentlemen, is a common thread.
So I set my timer and got to work…
Gable Facies William Peffery Lliedi Exeter Potter Niagara Lies
Under the gable
Was stacked full:
A mountain
With interesting facies.
William pulled out one box
Then another
Surveyed his collection
Of river-smoothed stones.
“This from the Peffery,
This from the Lliedi”
He chanted to himself;
While rocking a bit.
From New Hampshire relations,
Some Exeter pebbles.
This potter-fest unearthed
All manner of things.
He looks back on postcards
Depicting falls of Niagara,
Flicks through weighty tomes and
Lies down in the dust.
Notebook scribbles
Hurrah! I felt flipping marvellous after writing that!
Our kids were ready for bed and yet were running amok while I scribbled, but still, I made a poem!
How do you see ‘William’? What age do you think he is? I was a bit torn between seeing him as a very focused tweenager that people indulged by collecting stones for him; or an eccentric old man who is obsessed with his collection.
I am reading the 7th Famous Five to the kids, and there is a guy in that who collects insects – so I wonder if that’s where William has come from?!
Do you know any focused and avid collectors? Have you any treasures squirrelled away that are taking over your loft?
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March 28th, 2017 at 9:12 am
Very ingenious and rather hilarious!
March 28th, 2017 at 9:23 am
😀
Thank goodness for the internet 😉