The Demise of a Word



CARRY ON TUESDAY

http://carryontuesdayprompt.blogspot.com/
asks us to use the words in blue by Nicholas Breton.

THE DEMISE OF A WORD

"In the merry month of May

In a morn by break of day" .

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There's a couplet to recite

Often, to your heart's delight!

I think it might go on to say

"Everyone is feeling gay."

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'Odd?' you say, 'That makes no sense!'

So I must say in my own defence

That there was a time when I was young,

When the word 'gay' was freely sung,

Spoken, rhymed about and read,

And no-one ever turned a head.

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Before I continue, let me state,

That I'm not hung-up about your mate.

Same-sex marriages? Quite O.K.

But why did you steal that nice word 'gay'?

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'Gay' was one of the sweetest words.

One applied it to the singing birds,

Chorusing gaily at rising sun,

Bringing joy to everyone.

'Gay' was the adjective of choice

When one described a happy voice.

'Gay' meant freedom, sweetness, light,

'Gay' meant light-hearted, pure delight.

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Not only that but here am I

Raising a typical poet's cry...

'Gay' rhymed so well with everything!

No need for any pondering.

Bay and clay and day and fay,

Grey and hay and jay and lay,

May and nay and pay and say,

Stay and play and sway and bray.

Not to mention words like roundelay,

Holiday and cabaret.

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Now, in the merry month of May

I mourn the loss of that sweet word 'gay'.

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FULL HOUSE!
(An unbelievable four years ago!)

Full house on the trampoline!
Not much room in between!
Bouncing, jumping, sprawling, leaning!
Every type of trampolining!
Little Harry's not too sure
What a trampoline is for!
Blake is giggling fit to bust!
No wonder that he bit the dust!
Brian's too large, and that's a fact,
But Brian's always action-packed!
As for Mike, he's having fun
Joining-in with everyone!
All I could do was stand and laugh
And quickly take a photograph!

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