There once was an eccentric boy
Whose garniture and cruft provided joy
Broken angels and balls
Over stuffed dolls
Only his plebeian parents it would annoy 

Eccentric (adjective)

departing from a recognized, conventional, or established norm or pattern; (noun) One that deviates markedly from an established norm, especially a person of odd or unconventional behavior

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Garniture (noun)

embellishment, trimming; a set of decorative objects (such as vases, urns, or clocks)

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Plebeian (adjective)

common, commonplace, or vulgar

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There once was a beautiful lady
Whose ways were dexterous and weighty
Donnybrook displays
Followed her all days
Until she could afford a Mercedes 

Dexterous (adjective)

skillful in the use of the hands. Having mental skill or adroitness; clever. Done with dexterity

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Donnybrook (noun)

an inordinately wild fight or contentious dispute; brawl; free-for-all.

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Smite (verb)

to strike sharply or heavily especially with the hand or an implement held in the hand; to kill or severely injure by so striking; to cause to strike; to affect as if by striking; captivate, take

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There once was a plaintive cry
From a man who thought he’d die
He wrongly subitized the rent
So his impugning wife went
To see if a new husband she could buy 

Impugn (transitive verb)

to attack as false or questionable; challenge in argument

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Plaintive (adjective)

expressive of suffering or woe : melancholy

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Subitize (verb)

to make an immediate and accurate reckoning of the number of items in a group or sample without needing to pause and actually count them.

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“Winter is coming”, they cried 
from the rooftops but silence only replied.

The city was on a  degringolade path. 
The youth were a primetiming bloodbath.

General Hospital was new on Netflix, 
the phalanx by Maxie Jones’ fake tears transfixed.

Dégringolade (noun)

a quick deterioration or breakdown, as of a situation or circumstance.

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Phalanx (noun)

a body of heavily armed infantry in ancient Greece formed in close deep ranks and files; broadly : a body of troops in close array; one of the digital bones of the hand or foot of a vertebrate; a massed arrangement of persons, animals, or things

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Primetiming (verb)

staying up late watching TV after midnight. Usually primetiming involves watching reruns of favorite shows.

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Addlepated nisus towards lust’s pursuit
Attenuates regard to disrepute 

Addlepated (adjective)

being mixed up : confused; eccentric

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Attenuate (verb)

to reduce in force, value, amount, or degree; weaken

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Nisus (noun)

an effort or striving toward a particular goal or attainment; impulse

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Gaia’s motley cloak
Swirling around tripping step
Fresh grass between toes

Gaia (noun)

the global ecosystem, understood to function in the manner of a vast self-regulating organism, in the context of which all living things collectively define and maintain the conditions conducive to life on earth; (also) the theory which proposes this.

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Motley (adjective)

variegated in color; made up of many different people or things

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Tripping (adjective)

proceeding with a light, easy movement or rhythm.

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Oh meiscus moon
You filled my night with Barmecidal light.
Each moment I stared upon you,
With hope and delight, wishing you would turn
Your gaze back upon me.
Sweet sliver in the sky,
You held nothing but an auxiliary candle
To the glory of daylight. 

Auxiliary (adjective)

offering or providing help; functionary in a subsidiary capacity; supplementary or constituting a reserve

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Barmecidal (adjective)

giving only the illusion of plenty

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Meiscus (noun)

the curved surface of a column or liquid; something having a crescent shape

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His funeral 
nosegay was 
an egregious 
remora. 

Egregious (adjective)

conspicuously bad or offensive

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Nosegay (noun)

a small bunch of flowers, posy

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Remora (noun)

an obstacle, hindrance, or obstruction

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The ostrich bloom 
ostentatiously embellished 
her already peccable 
sense of self.

Embellish (transitive verb)

to make beautiful, as by ornamentation; to decorate; to add fictitious details to exaggerate the truth.

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Ostentatious (adjectivie)

attracting or seeking to attract attention, admiration, or envy often by gaudiness or obviousness; overly elaborate or conspicuous; characterized by, fond of, or evincing obstentation

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Peccable (adjective)

liable to sin or error

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Full of donnish flair and a pensive confidence,
His funsies often included incontinence. 

Donnish (adjective)

bookish, pedantic

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Flair (noun)

a skill or instinctive ability to appreciate or make good use of something; talent; inclination or tendency; a uniquely attractive quality; style

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Funsy (noun and adjective)

diversion, entertainment, fun; often in for funsies; in order to amuse oneself; a prank or practical joke

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