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Hawkman:
Just to say, as a fellow English fellow, the only problem I have with your use of 'coz' is the apostrophe at the start. It's too fussy to use at the start of a slang word. This is probably something that's lost in transantlantic translation, as I recognize the English colloquial spelling of coz for because, in the same way 'woz' for was is acceptable. Unfortunately. That said, 'cos' is more frequently used.

The original poem is good fun, but just be careful that when you're being strongly rhythmic you have to stay tightly to the form or else the bits that don't stick out.

AuntShecky:

By now you and the rest of the LitNet must think I'm the geekest of all the Grammar Police!

I have to say I do - and that's coming from me!

(And surely it's geekiest?)

[Hawkman]

The original poem is good fun, but just be careful that when you're being strongly rhythmic you have to stay tightly to the form or else the bits that don't stick out.

Hi BV I'm not quite sure I follow what your getting at here. You must have recognised that the origional post was intended to be sung to the tune of "A policeman's Lot" from "The Pirates of Penzance" from G&S. As a song lyric, (and I accept here that there is a presumption on my part that the reader realises this) making it fit is all down to phrasing to fit the tune.

H

[dafydd manton]

This and Dragon Lore have just got to be seen together!

[Hawkman]

Hi Dafydd, thanks for disinterring this one from the archive. Perhaps I should have posted Dragon Lore here instead of giving it a new thread. Well, too late now

Glad you enjoyed them though.

Best, H

[dafydd manton]

What you must remember,
As it creeps round to September
And the weather turns quite chilly in the west,
Is that dragons have their scales,
'Cos it's flamin' cold in Wales,
But they also know the adage "West is Best".

[Hawkman]

Where dragons have been sighted,
Then the ground is often slighted,
Which probably explains the reason Cardiff’s such a mess.

But down there in the valleys
Where a dragon’s voice can carry,
You can hear them singing harmonies, the basses are the best.

But because they sing in Welsh,
You will have to use the squelch
To remove the interference on your radio at night.

But to wander through the hills
And to hear them singing trills
Is to catch a glimpse of heaven’s sure delight.