There are many words that are written the same way but mean different things (a homograph. eg. wind blows, wind the clock). Then there are words that look different but sound the same (homonym. eg. eight and ate). This week we attempted to include examples of homonyms and homographs in our poems. A printed sheet of examples was very useful and the end result at times amusing!
The Countrie Chicken Show
The latest Great Fowl of the Fair
Ate boar on a stick from his chair
The fare it was foul, it grated his bowel
As the public gave out a fine cheer
A test was made of his genes
at eight of the clock, so it seems
The jeans of the Marker grew darker and darker
as the Cockerel gave way at the seams
I shall not belabour this tale
The fowl is no more, I hear wail
The speech it was coarse
as they cooked him, of course
and that was the end of his tail
-Kate Jenkins
BALLS AND BALLS, AND DATES AND DATES...
She had a ball
at the ball
and then at the ball game.
Her date was polite
and gave her a call
to remind her of the time and date.
He rose to greet her
when she walked in the room
presenting her with a red rose.
He was definitely her type
as the letters he wrote her
were typed impeccably.
They played in the leaves
she knows she'll be sad
when he leaves for good.
- Christine Philp
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